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单词 pesticide
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pesticide
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/us
/ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
achemicalsubstanceused tokillharmfulinsects,smallanimals,wildplants, and otherunwantedorganisms:
杀虫剂，农药
The pesticides thatfarmerssprayontheircropskillpests, but they can alsodamagepeople'shealth.农民在作物上喷洒的农药在杀死害虫的同时也会危害人们的健康。
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Improving fertility & pest control
(Definition ofpesticidefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pesticide| American Dictionary

pesticide
noun[C]
us
/ˈpes·təˌsɑɪd/
achemicalsubstanceused tokillharmfulinsects,smallanimals,wildplants, and otherunwantedorganisms
(Definition ofpesticidefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pesticide| Business English

pesticide
noun[C]
ENVIRONMENT,PRODUCTION
uk
/ˈpestɪsaɪd/us
achemicalsubstanceused tokillorganismsthat are notwanted, such asharmfulinsectsorsmallanimals:
Environmentalists called forcutsin pesticide use.
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agrochemical
(Definition ofpesticidefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpesticide

pesticide
Thus, the spending of the newpesticidetax proceeds, to a great extent, would redistribute money from conventional to organic farming.
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These potential risk scores represent the best estimate of a pesticide's impact on the surrounding environment.
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On the other hand, farmers without off-farm employment might have time to manage their systems intensively in order to achievepesticideuse reduction.
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The cost of purpose-built manufacturing facilities and chemical synthesis are a critical barrier to the commercial development of many potential pesticides.
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As crop prices rise, farmers increase production and, in turn, may use more pesticides in the process.
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As relative input prices rise, the impact onpesticideuse can either be negative or positive, depending on the substitutability and complementary of other inputs.
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Pesticide-related impacts are local in nature due to the complex interactions betweenpesticideprices and the observability of corresponding health and environmental impacts.
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Positive significant shares of soybeans, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and fruits18 suggest higherpesticideusage on most of the major cash crops for export.
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The chapter is quite ambitious in its attempt to reviewpesticideeffects on soil components and discusses their influence on soil function.
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Farmers were not only losing their share, but the water quality was also deteriorating every year due to the increasing use of pesticides.
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The size of this voluntary reduction has generated more research into the almond industry'spesticideuse records than any other commodity46-48.
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Pleiotropy and the evolution of genetic systems conferring resistance to pesticides.
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The former allow farmers to increase herbicide applications without risking damage to their crops, while the latter run the risk of creatingpesticideimmune pests.
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The problem is extremely complex and its mitigation will require extensive preventative measures such as sewage processing plants and naturalpesticideuse, among others.
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It would therefore be expected that farmers with higher levels of education would be more likely to implementpesticideuse reduction.
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Collocationswithpesticide

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chemical pesticide
Already some transgenic crops have the potential to reducechemicalpesticideand fertilizer use.
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organochlorine pesticide
However, all water authorities monitor their surface waters for the mainorganochlorinepesticidecompounds.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
pesticide poisoning
The executive's inspectors and doctors in its employment medical advisory service carry out investigations into all individual cases of suspectedpesticidepoisoningwhich are notified.
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