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a [type of] ranch
ranch 前面常加说明经营内容的名词，如 cattle ranch（养牛牧场）。
They own a cattle ranch in Texas.
他们在得克萨斯州有一个养牛牧场。
大牧场；牧场
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大牧场；牧场
ranch
They own a cattle ranch in Texas.
他们在得克萨斯州有一个养牛牧场。
用于饲养牛、羊或其他牲畜的大片土地。
A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
大型农场,包括大片土地和饲养牲畜(尤指牛)所需的设施
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
种植蔬菜或饲养牲畜的小农场,尤指美国西南部的。
A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.
牧场土地上的房屋或地产。
A house or property on a plot of ranch land.
My uncle works on a cattle ranch in the mountains.
我叔叔在山区的一个养牛牧场工作。
Large ranches need a lot of water for their cattle.
大型牧场需要大量的水供牛群饮用。
They have been ranching here for over twenty years.
他们在这里经营牧场已经二十多年了。
ranch 前面常加说明经营内容的名词，如 cattle ranch（养牛牧场）。
They own a cattle ranch in Texas.
他们在得克萨斯州有一个养牛牧场。
表示“在牧场工作”时，介词用 on，不用 in 或 at。
He worked on a ranch for two years.
他在一个牧场工作了两年。
ranch 也可表示“经营牧场”，ranching 是其 -ing 形式。
His father ranches in Wyoming.
他父亲在怀俄明州经营牧场。
Not this
My uncle has three ranch in Inner Mongolia.
Use this
My uncle has three ranches in Inner Mongolia.
ranch 是可数名词，受 three 修饰时要用复数形式；其复数为 ranches。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -es。
Not this
She works in a ranch in Texas.
Use this
She works on a ranch in Texas.
表示在牧场生活或工作时，英语用介词 on，因为 ranch 指一大片土地；in a ranch 听起来像在建筑物里面。这是固定的介词搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
养牛牧场
They run a large cattle ranch in Wyoming.
他们在怀俄明州经营着一个大型养牛牧场。
度假牧场
We spent a week at a dude ranch in Colorado.
我们在科罗拉多州的一个度假牧场待了一周。
经营性牧场
He grew up on a working ranch in Montana.
他在蒙大拿州的一个经营性牧场长大。
牧场工人
A ranch hand was mending the fence.
一名牧场工人正在修理围栏。
经营牧场
It takes a lot of time and money to run a ranch.
经营牧场需要投入大量时间和金钱。
Use ranch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象大牧场（ranch）上牛群 ran（跑）过，ch 像围栏圈起大片草地，记住 rancher 在牧场生活。
语域：neutral 常见场景：noun: agriculture and rural life、verb: running a ranch ranch 作名词指大型农牧场，多用于农业、乡村生活等话题；作动词指经营牧场，比较常见于口语或谈论牧场工作。两种词性都是中性用法，通常不区分正式或随意场合。
branch /bræntʃ/ and blanch /blæntʃ/ rhyme with ranch. Bench /bentʃ/ and bunch /bʌntʃ/ are lookalikes with different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.