fallow

adjective
🔊/ˈfæləʊ/
🔊/ˈfæləʊ/
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  1. (of farm land农田) not used for growing crops, especially so that the quality of the land will improve休耕的;休闲的
    • Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow.如今农民让土地休耕能得到回报。🔊🔊
    Topics Farmingc2
  2. (of a period of time一段时期) when nothing is created or produced; not successful休闲的;休眠的;不成功的
    • Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.当代舞蹈经过一段长时期销声匿迹以后现在又回到了艺术舞台。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
  3. Word OriginOld English fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’, of Germanic origin; related to Low German falgen.