开垦

开垦 [kāi kěn]

1. ■ open up wasteland for farming; reclaim wasteland; bring under cultivation; break ground; cultivate; reclamation:

他们开垦了大片荒地。 They opened up large tracts of wasteland.

我们计划把所有的山坡都开垦出来。 We plan to bring all these mountain slopes under cultivation.

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常用词组

1. ■ 开垦地 clearage; taimgya;

2. ■ 开垦沟地 reclaimming of gullies;

3. ■ 开垦荒地 reclaim; land reclamation