“休耕”常见的英文表达是 “fallow”(用作形容词或名词) ,也可表达为 “leave land fallow” 或 “put land out of cultivation for a period” 等更为详细的表述。具体用法如下:
fallow(形容词/名词)
形容词形式:指土地处于休耕状态,不进行耕种。例如:The farmland has been kept fallow for a year.(这块农田已经休耕一年了。 )
名词形式:指休耕的土地。例如:This piece of fallow will be cultivated next spring.(这片休耕地明年春天将被耕种。 )
leave land fallow:直接表达让土地处于休耕状态。例如:Farmers may leave land fallow to restore its fertility.(农民可能会让土地休耕以恢复其肥力。 )
put land out of cultivation for a period:较为详细地描述了休耕这一行为,即让土地在一定时期内停止耕种。例如:To conserve soil moisture, they decided to put the land out of cultivation for a season.(为了保持土壤水分,他们决定让这块土地休耕一个季节。 )