fallow
🇺🇸
/ˈfæləʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈfæləʊ/
Land that is not being used to grow crops, allowing it to rest and regain nutrients.
The farmer decided to leave the field fallow this year to improve the soil quality.
這位農民決定今年讓田地休耕,以提高土壤質量。
A period of time with little or no activity, production, or success.
The company went through a fallow period with few new products being developed.
該公司經歷了一個幾乎沒有新產品開發的休耕期。