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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。
草地；轮作草地
leys — plural of ley
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草地；轮作草地
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
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。
暂时用于种植干草或放牧的耕地。
Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
地脉线。
A ley line.
The cows were moved to a fresh ley after the old pasture was eaten down.
老牧场的草被吃光后，奶牛被转移到一片新的草地上。
Every autumn the farmer sows a ley for winter grazing.
每年秋天农夫都会播下一片供冬季放牧的草场。
The horse prefers the shady ley by the stream to the dry hillside.
比起干燥的山坡，马更喜欢溪边那片阴凉的草地。
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。
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。
The cattle are grazing on a ley.
牛群正在一块草地上吃草。
Not this
They have several ley for the sheep.
Use this
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。
Not this
The farm has ley for grazing.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轮作草地农业
Ley farming improves soil fertility.
轮作草地农业能提高土壤肥力。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use leys naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.