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stooks

/stʊks/

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noun

禾束, 捆

A pile or bundle, especially of straw.

Examples :

"After the wheat harvest, the farmer arranged the bundles of straw into neat stooks in the field. "

小麦收割后，农夫把一捆捆的稻草整齐地堆成禾束，立在田里。

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noun

稻束，麦垛

(specifically) A group of 6 or 8 sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, obsolete since the advent of the combine harvester (mid 20th century).

Examples :

"Before combine harvesters, farmers would create stooks of wheat in the fields, allowing the sun to dry the grain before bringing it to the barn. "

在联合收割机出现之前，农民会在田里堆放麦垛，让阳光晒干谷物，然后再运到谷仓。

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