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acer

/ˈeɪsər/

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noun

英亩

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Examples :

"The farmer estimated that each acer of his land could yield enough corn to feed his family for a year. "

这位农民估计，他每英亩土地产出的玉米足够养活他一家人一年。

area unit property agriculture

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noun

公顷，英亩。

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Examples :

"The farmer converted the acreage measurements from the metric acer system to the customary units. "

这位农民将土地面积测量单位从公制的公顷系统转换成了习惯使用的单位。

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noun

广阔，大片。

(usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

Examples :

"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

我喜欢我的新房子——地方真是太大了，有大片的空间！

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noun

大量，许多.

(usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Examples :

"The library held acervuses of books on every subject imaginable. "

图书馆里关于各种主题的书籍堆积如山，数量巨大。

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noun

田地，农田。

Examples :

"The farmer plowed the acer, preparing it for planting corn. "

农民犁了那块田地，准备种玉米。

agriculture area property

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noun

亩, 英亩.

The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

Examples :

"The farmer measured out the field, marking off a section using the acer, to ensure he planted exactly one acre of wheat. "

农民测量田地，用“埃塞尔”划分出一块区域，确保他种的刚好是一英亩的小麦。

area property unit agriculture

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noun

边境地区的苏格兰人与英格兰人之间的单挑，边境决斗

A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

Examples :

"Historical accounts describe the acer as a frequent, though brutal, method of resolving disputes between Scots and Englishmen along the border. "

历史记载中，这种“边境决斗”是苏格兰人和英格兰人在边境地区解决争端的一种常见，但却十分残酷的方式。

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