"tilling" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 耕作

Definition

耕作是指翻松田地里的土壤，通常是为了种植农作物做准备。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用在农业或园艺场景。常见搭配：“tilling the land”，“tilling the soil”。比“digging”更正式、更专业。一般不用来指小范围的挖掘。

Examples

Farmers spend many hours tilling the soil in spring.

春天农民们花很多时间**耕作**土地。

Tilling helps plants grow better by loosening the ground.

**耕作**能通过松土帮助植物更好生长。

Before planting seeds, they begin tilling the field.

在播种前，他们先开始**耕作**田地。

He spent the entire afternoon tilling because the ground was so hard.

他整下午都在**耕作**，因为土地太硬了。

Machines make tilling large farms much easier these days.

现在机器让大面积农田的**耕作**变得容易多了。

If the soil is too wet, tilling can actually do more harm than good.

如果土壤太湿，**耕作**反而会起反作用。