homestead

🇺🇸 /ˈhəʊmsted/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhəʊmsted/
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noun
R

A homestead is a house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm.

The family grew up on their homestead, where they raised animals and grew their own food.

这个家庭在他们的家园长大,在那里他们饲养动物并种植自己的食物。

R

In the past, in the US, a homestead was a piece of land given by the government to someone on the condition that they lived on it and grew crops.

The government gave them a homestead to encourage farming and settlement in the West.

政府给了他们一个家园,以鼓励在西部的农业和定居。

verb
R

To homestead means to live and work on a homestead.

They decided to homestead in the countryside, where they could be more self-sufficient.

他们决定在乡村安家,在那里他们可以更加自给自足。

translation

n. 农庄, 宅地(美国历史上政府授予的土地)
v. 耕种宅地

词形变化

3rd Present homesteads
Progressive homesteading
Past homesteaded
Plural homesteads
Perfect homesteaded