harvest

noun

/ˈhɑːvɪst/

/ˈhɑːrvɪst/

Idioms

[countable, uncountable] the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops收获季节；收割；收获
- harvest time收获季节
- Farmers are extremely busy during the harvest.农民在收获季节里十分忙碌。
- During the harvest they work from dawn to dusk.在收获季节他们从早忙到晚。
- Potatoes are normally sprayed after harvest.马铃薯在收获后通常要喷水。
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abundant
- bountiful
- bumper
- …
verb + harvest
- bring in
- gather
- gather in
- …
harvest + verb
- fail
harvest + noun
- season
- time
- festival
- …
preposition
- after (the) harvest
- during harvest
- during the harvest
- …
[countable] the crops, or the amount of crops, cut and gathered收成；收获量
- the grain harvest谷物的收成
- a good/bad harvest (= a lot of crops or few crops)丰收；歉收
- (figurative) The appeal produced a rich harvest of blankets, medicines and clothing.呼吁之下，成果颇丰，收到了大批毛毯、药物和衣服。
- Plum growers say they are expecting a bumper harvest (= a large amount of produce) this year.李子种植者说，他们预计今年会有大丰收。
- The strawberry harvest failed because of the drought.干旱导致草莓绝收。
- They were busy getting the harvest in.他们正忙着收获。
- a good harvest of potatoes马铃薯丰收
- a series of poor harvests in the 1830s19 世纪 30 年代的连年歉收
- (figurative) She returned from the conference with a rich harvest of knowledge.她在会上长了许多学问，满载而归。
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abundant
- bountiful
- bumper
- …
verb + harvest
- bring in
- gather
- gather in
- …
harvest + verb
- fail
harvest + noun
- season
- time
- festival
- …
preposition
- after (the) harvest
- during harvest
- during the harvest
- …

词源Old English hærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’.

Idioms

reap a/the harvest

(British English) to benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done享受成果；承担后果；种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

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harvest

verb

/ˈhɑːvɪst/

/ˈhɑːrvɪst/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they harvest	/ˈhɑːvɪst/ /ˈhɑːrvɪst/
he / she / it harvests	/ˈhɑːvɪsts/ /ˈhɑːrvɪsts/
past simple harvested	/ˈhɑːvɪstɪd/ /ˈhɑːrvɪstɪd/
past participle harvested	/ˈhɑːvɪstɪd/ /ˈhɑːrvɪstɪd/
-ing form harvesting	/ˈhɑːvɪstɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrvɪstɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] harvest (something) to cut and gather a crop; to catch a number of animals or fish to eat收割（庄稼）；捕猎（动物、鱼）
- The nuts are ready to harvest in September.坚果准备在九月收获。
- In the US, more than 130 000 tons of live oysters are harvested each year.在美国，每年可捕捞13万多吨的生蚝。
- Winter wheat is harvested in late July and early August.冬小麦要在7月底8月初收割。
Collocations Farming
Farming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field耕地；犁田
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼
- spread manure/fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥／肥料
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地
- damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄
- press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊
- kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming现代农场经营
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究
- improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
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[transitive] harvest something (medical医学) to collect cells or tissue from somebody’s body for use in medical experiments or operations采集（人体的细胞或组织，以供医学实验等）
- She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use.她的卵子已经采集下来，冷冻后以备她将来使用。

词源Old English hærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’.