Word · Frequency #21816
smallholdings
小块农田；小农场
smallholdings is the plural of smallholding.
a piece of farmland, especially under 50 acres, that is sold or rented to someone for cultivation
- 1.
A small farm.
小农场。
- 2.
The owning of such a farm.
对小农场的拥有。
小农场。；对小农场的拥有。；小农场；小块农田
In use
They bought a smallholding in the countryside and started growing vegetables.
Her family has worked the same smallholding for three generations.
The government offers loans to people who want to turn a smallholding into an organic farm.
run/own a smallholding
smallholding 是可数名词，常与 run 或 own 搭配，表示经营或拥有小块农田。
They run a smallholding in Wales.
他们在威尔士经营一个小农场。
on a/the smallholding
表示“在农场上”时，介词用 on。
She keeps goats on her smallholding.
她在自己的小农场上养山羊。
a smallholding of [number] acres
说明面积时可用 a smallholding of ... acres，也可说 a twenty-acre smallholding。
Connections
Collocations
- run a smallholding
- 经营一个小农场
- They want to run a smallholding and sell their produce at the local market.他们想经营一个小农场，在当地市场出售自己的农产品。
- start a smallholding
- 开办一个小农场
- After taking a course in organic farming, she started a smallholding.在学了有机农业课程后，她开办了一个小农场。
- buy a smallholding
- 买一个小农场
- The family bought a smallholding to grow their own food.这家人买了一个小农场，自己种粮食。
- work on a smallholding
- 在小农场干活
- He works on a smallholding every morning before breakfast.他每天早饭前都会去小农场干活。
- a five-acre smallholding
- 一个五英亩的小农场
- They found a five-acre smallholding with a small cottage.他们找到了一处带小屋的五英亩小农场。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
small（小）+holding（持有）→ 持有的一小块农地，即小农场。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：land registry documents、agricultural policy reports、rural property listings 该词是英式用法，多用于正式或书面语境，如土地登记、农业政策和新闻报道；日常口语中较少见，更常说 small farm。
Pronunciation & Spelling
smallholding 中的 small 读 /smɔːl/，与 ball、call、tall、wall 押韵（/ɔːl/）；holding 部分读 /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/，与 folding、upholding 押韵（/əʊldɪŋ/）。注意：拼写相似的 shall 读 /ʃæl/，并不与 small 押韵。
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