Unit: Argiculture

Arable (adj) /ˈær.ə.bəl/ (đất) có thể canh tác

(of land) used for or right for growing crops

Embankment (n) /ɪmˈbæŋk.mənt/ đê, bờ kè, đường đắp cao

a an artificial slope made of earth and/or stones

Furrow (n) /ˈfʌr.əʊ/ luống, rãnh cày

a long line or hollow that is formed or cut into the surface of something

Hermetic (adj) /hɜːˈmet.ɪk/ kín hoàn toàn, kín khí

(of a container) so tightly closed that no air can leave or enter

Indigenous (adj) /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/ bản địa, bản xứ

used to refer to the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else, or to things that relate to these people

Irrigation (n) /ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ sự tưới tiêu

the process of supplying land with water so that crops can grow

Mechanize (v) /ˈmek.ə.naɪz/ cơ giới hóa

to use a machine to do something that used to be done by hand

Middleman (n) /ˈmɪd.əl.mæn/ người trung gian

a person who buys goods from the company that has produced them and makes a profit by selling them to a shop or a user

Precipitation (n) /prɪˌsɪp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ lượng mưa; sự giáng thủy

water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow

Slash-and-burn (adj) /ˌslæʃ.ənˈbɜːn/ đốt nương rẫy

relating to a type of farming that involves cutting and burning trees, crops, etc. before planting new ones

Sod (n) /sɒd/ thảm cỏ (lớp đất mặt có cỏ mọc và rễ đan xen)

a piece of earth or the layer of earth with grass and roots growing in it

Tillage (n) /ˈtɪl.ɪdʒ/ sự cày xới đất

the act of preparing land for growing crops

Yield (n, v) /jiːld/ (n) năng suất, sản lượng; (v) tạo ra, cho năng suất

(n) an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied; (v) to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information

Topography (n) /təˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/ địa hình

the physical appearance of the natural features of an area of land, especially the shape of its surface