plantation
UK/plæn'teiʃәn/US
IELTSTOEFL四级六级考研A2
释义
n.
A large estate where crops such as sugar, tea, or cotton are grown.
种植园，大农场
n.
An area planted with trees for timber or commercial use.
人工林，林场
词根拆分
词根派生plant + -ation（动作/结果/地方）= 大规模栽种东西的地方。这个词带着历史分量：在美洲，plantation 与奴隶制和经济作物经济紧密相连。
词根 plant 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.sugar plantation甘蔗种植园
- 2.tea plantation茶园
- 3.rubber plantation橡胶种植园
- 4.plantation owner种植园主
- 5.cotton plantation棉花种植园
例句
- 1.
The family owned a large sugar plantation in the Caribbean.
这个家族在加勒比拥有一座大型甘蔗种植园。
- 2.
Workers on the tea plantation pick leaves by hand each morning.
茶园的工人每天早晨手工采摘茶叶。
- 3.
The company manages a pine plantation for sustainable timber.
这家公司经营一片松树林场以获取可持续木材。