transhumance

/tɹænzˈhjuːməns/

Meanings

noun

季节性游牧，转场。

The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.

Examples :

"Each summer, the family practiced transhumance, moving their sheep from the hot valley to cooler mountain pastures. "

每年夏天，这家人都会进行季节性游牧，将他们的羊群从炎热的山谷赶到凉爽的山区牧场。

Related Words

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

牛，牲畜

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

你想养牛吗？

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

夏天，夏日

"the heat of summer"

夏天的炎热

pastures noun

/ˈpæstʃərz/ /ˈpæstʃʊrz/

牧场，草场。

"The sheep grazed peacefully in the green pastures. "

羊群在绿色的牧场上平静地吃草。

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

运动, 移动

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

我看到山坡上的草丛里有什么东西在动。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

grazing verb

/ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋ/

放牧，吃草

"1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

1999年：虽然那是一片非常好的草地，但是没有一个村民在那堵墙另一边的草地上放牧过牲畜。

distant adjective

/ˈdɪstənt/

遥远的，疏远的，渺茫的。

"The music from the party was distant, but I could still hear a few notes. "

派对传来的音乐很遥远，但我还是能听到几个音符。

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

山，峰。

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

我们周末去山里徒步旅行了。

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

动物, 生物。

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是一种动物，而不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。

practiced adjective

/ˈpræktɪst/ /ˈpræktɪsd/

熟练，有经验的。

"Because she had been a dancer for years, she was a practiced performer. "

因为跳舞多年，她是一位经验丰富的表演者。(Yīnwèi tiàowǔ duōnián, tā shì yī wèi jīngyàn fēngfù de biǎoyǎnzhě.)

seasonal noun

/ˈsiːzənəl/

时令产品，季节性产品

"The seasonal worker at the farm market helped with the harvest. "

农贸市场的季节工帮忙收割庄稼。