| 单词 | smallholding |
| 释义 | smallholding noun[C] UKuk/ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊl.dɪŋ/us/ˈsmɑːlˌhoʊl.dɪŋ/anareaoflandthat is used forfarmingbut is muchsmallerthan atypicalfarm 小块耕地Farms & ranches
smallholding| Business Englishsmallholding noun[C] PROPERTYUK(alsosmall holding)uk/ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊldɪŋ/usasmallpieceoflandused forfarming: Hemovedto thecountrywhere herunsa smallholdinggrowingvegetablesandkeepingacow. smallholdernoun[C] Mostsmallholdersin thatpartof thecountryweresubsistencefarmers. Examplesofsmallholdingsmallholding According to the bill, all land belonging to the state that was unoccupied or unregistered would be turned into smallholdings and given to agricultural labourers. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, planters complained that larger estates were being forced to provide these services while smaller estates and smallholdings were exempted from these rules. From theCambridge English Corpus This region was characterized rather by smallholdings of 0.5-4 hectares: 55 per cent of the households fell into this category. From theCambridge English Corpus Rapid population growth has resulted in a marked reduction in the fallow period and the partitioning of farmlands into smallholdings. From theCambridge English Corpus The smallholdings have a low level of specialization and labour productivity. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1999, half were still living on a farm orsmallholding, all of whom had at least one child living with them. From theCambridge English Corpus A limited number of smallholdings are managed intensively for the production of specialty crops for domestic and export markets. From theCambridge English Corpus There were twelve farmers of fifty acres or more in 1754, while fifty-two others had decent smallholdings or small farms. From theCambridge English Corpus Parallelling this change is a significant increase in smallholdings, from 13 percent in 1967 to 33.2 percent of the cultivated land in 2001. From theCambridge English Corpus An important proportion of this wage income is spent on agricultural inputs on thesmallholdingthereby allowing their survival as semi-proletarians. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of these respondents had lived most of their lives on farms or smallholdings. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as proved through proposition 5, it is precisely that situation which makes it difficult forsmallholdingfarmers to adopt land management technologies. From theCambridge English Corpus These households often combined theirsmallholdingwith proto-industrial activities and other sources of income, such as incidental wage labour, gleaning, begging and charity. From theCambridge English Corpus They rented or bought smallholdings, exploited common rights, or set up as traders and craftsmen. From theCambridge English Corpus As most cash bequests would have only allowed the recipient to buy a few acres, the average price per acre for smallholdings is perhaps more relevant. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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