| 单词 | marginal land |
| 释义 | marginal land noun[U] uk/ˌmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl ˈlænd/us/ˌmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl ˈlænd/landthat isfoundon theedgeofcultivatedareasand is oftendifficulttogrowcropson 边缘土地Fertile or infertile land
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses marginal land| Business Englishmarginal land noun[C] ukusfarminglandthat is ofpoorqualityand does notproducemuchprofit: Withrisingpricesforcrops,marginallandis coming underpressureto be put back intocultivation. Examplesofmarginal landmarginal land As a result, expanding colonial presence pushed indigenous populations onto increasinglymarginalland. From theCambridge English Corpus Improving the techniques used by hillside farmers onmarginallandmay be part of the story. From theCambridge English Corpus During 1979-80,marginallandholdings constituted 53.06 per cent of the total holdings and 15 per cent of the total area. From theCambridge English Corpus This will be especially damaging if they only have access tomarginallandor to humid tropical forest frontiers. From theCambridge English Corpus The extensive network of terracing and irrigation were abandoned, and farmers were forced to migrate to lower altitudes to farmmarginalland. From theCambridge English Corpus The text reveals, besides a form of verymarginallanduse, also a change in the scientific perception of the marsh. From theCambridge English Corpus The increase in production has resulted mainly from the extension of the area under cultivation and the use ofmarginallandpreviously devoted to livestock for grazing and browsing. From theCambridge English Corpus Much of it is on hill ormarginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is to be done for the small farmer who is struggling onmarginalland? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Two out of every three farmers on hill andmarginallandare earning no more than the value of their own family labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To carry a heavy annual rate of interest is sometimes not at all easy onmarginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see such farms considered under amarginallandscheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is really no good giving subsidies to farms onmarginallandwhich can never make a profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if that cannot be done directly, there are other ways in which grants or assistance for hill farming andmarginallandcan be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is, the problem of themarginalland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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