Word · Frequency #13530
ley
草地;轮作草地
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
- 1.
Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
暂时用于种植干草或放牧的耕地。
- 2.
A ley line.
地脉线。
暂时用于种植干草或放牧的耕地。;地脉线。;草地;轮作草地;[化] 废皂碱水
In use
The cows were moved to a fresh ley after the old pasture was eaten down.
Every autumn the farmer sows a ley for winter grazing.
The horse prefers the shady ley by the stream to the dry hillside.
a ley of [crop]
ley 是可数名词,a ley of clover 指种了三叶草的轮作草地。
The farmer sowed a ley of clover to feed the sheep.
农民播下了一片三叶草轮作草地来喂羊。
sow a ley
They sowed a ley in the lower field.
他们在低处的田里播种了一片轮作草地。
grazing on a ley
The cattle are grazing on a ley.
牛群正在一块草地上吃草。
Common mistakes
They have several ley for the sheep.They have several leys for the sheep.
ley是可数名词,复数形式是leys;several后必须接复数可数名词。汉语名词没有复数标记,所以容易漏掉-s。
The farm has ley for grazing.The farm has a ley for grazing.
ley是可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,泛指一块草地时需加不定冠词a。汉语没有冠词,因此容易遗漏。
Connections
Collocations
- ley farming
- 轮作草地农业
- Ley farming improves soil fertility.轮作草地农业能提高土壤肥力。
- temporary ley
- 短期轮作草地
- The farmer seeded a temporary ley for grazing.农场主为放牧播种了一片短期轮作草地。
- grass ley
- 禾草轮作草地
- A grass ley provides excellent forage.禾草轮作草地提供优质的饲料。
- ley pasture
- 轮作放牧草地
- The sheep were moved to a fresh ley pasture.羊群被转移到了新的轮作放牧草地。
- sow a ley
- 播种轮作草地
- They plan to sow a ley next spring.他们计划明年春天播种轮作草地。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读音像“lay”:草像被“铺”在地上,牛羊躺在上面吃草,那片放牧草地就是ley。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:agriculture、ecology、grazing management 「ley」是比较正式的农业/生态用语,多用于书面或专业讨论,如草地轮作和放牧管理;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 ley /leɪ/ 押韵:day、lay、play、say、way、grey。注意:ley 的发音是 /leɪ/,与 lay 相同,不要被拼写误导读成像 key /kiː/ 或 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ 那样的音,那些都不是押韵词。
Learn the forms together
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