monoculture
noun
uk/ˈmɒn.əˌkʌl.tʃər/us/ˈmɑː.noʊˌkʌl.tʃɚ/[U]environmentspecialized
thepracticeofgrowingonly onecroporkeepingonly onetypeofanimalon anareaoffarmland:
(农业)单作,单一种植Extensiveirrigationforcornmonoculturedepleteswaterresources.玉米单一种植所需的大面积灌溉耗尽了水资源。
[C]environmentspecialized
anareaoffarmlandon which only onecropisgrownor onetypeofanimaliskept, or thecropsgrownoranimalskeptthere:
单一养殖(或种植)的地区Thesevastmonocultures havereplacedimportantecosystems.这些庞大的单一种植养殖区已经取代了重要的生态系统。
Compare
polyculture
[C]
aculturethat is the same in many differentplaces:
单一文化Globalization hasimposedadullmonoculture, whichswampsnationaltraditionsand eccentricities.全球化造成了沉闷的单一文化,淹没了不同的民族传统和特色。
Areas of land where crops are grown
- corn circle
- cornfield
- crop circle
- cultivated
- field
- non-cultivated
- non-irrigated
- orchard
- paddock
- paddy field
- plough
- ploughed
- rice paddy
- setsomethingaside
- terrace
- uncultivated
- under
- unirrigated
- vertical farm
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