terracing
present participle ofterrace
| 单词 | terracing |
| 释义 | terracing present participle ofterrace terrace verb[T] uk/ˈter.əs/us/ˈter.əs/tobuildnarrowstripsoflandon aslopeso thatpeoplecanplantcropsthere Farming - general words
Examplesofterracingterracing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Agricultural intensification in answer to drought conditions could not, or did not, include many drought-related agricultural features, such asterracingand irrigation. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers noted in informal conversations thatterracingwas 'work for men'. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, the use ofterracingand other soil conservation practices is generally believed to improve water availability and thus both stabilize and increase productivity. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the features that most attracted our attention was the artificial transformation of the natural landscape throughterracingand leveling of the inclined terrain. From theCambridge English Corpus The extensive network ofterracingand irrigation were abandoned, and farmers were forced to migrate to lower altitudes to farm marginal land. From theCambridge English Corpus In our sample, these included blocking soil erosion outlets, landterracing, leaving land fallow, planting of trees and other drought-resistant vegetation. From theCambridge English Corpus No one realised the splendour ofterracingthe city down to the water. From theCambridge English Corpus Theterracingand irrigation schemes which once supported an expanding population and state fell into disuse. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, irrigation,terracingand wetland agriculture left visible features etched into hillsides, valleys and marshes. From theCambridge English Corpus Investments in soil conservation measures such asterracingwill not be considered explicitly in the analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus As discussed above, theterracingof trees indeed permits a higher penetration of lateral light. From theCambridge English Corpus The beneficiaries would then have a stronger incentive to invest interracing, tree planting, irrigation, or the application of modern inputs, and to engage in superior conservation practices. From theCambridge English Corpus In the discussion thus far, we have assumed that the practices i and s involve a binary choice, such as the use ofterracingon a field. From theCambridge English Corpus Their evidence shows that a fivefold increase in population led to no degradation (and possibly improvement) of soil quality, as farmers invested interracingand other agricultural improvements. From theCambridge English Corpus Ankober agriculture made extensive use ofterracingand irrigation. 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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