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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
thresh
thresh [thresh threshes threshed threshing] BrE [θreʃ] NAmE [θreʃ] verb 1. transitive ~ sth to separate grains of rice, ↑wheat, etc. from the rest of the plant using a machine or, especially in the past, by hitting it with a special tool 2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to make, or cause sth to make, uncontrolled movements Syn: ↑thrash Derived Word: ↑threshing Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English therscan, later threscan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorsen and German dreschen. Compare with ↑thrash. Collocations: Farming Growing food and raising animals plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields spread manure/fertilizer on sth cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land damage/destroy/lose your crop ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes press/dry/ferment grapes grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep kill/slaughter livestock preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat Modern farming run a fish farm/an organic dairy engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods fund/invest in genetic engineering/research improve/increase crop yields face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) eliminate/reduce farm subsidies oppose/be against factory farming/GM food promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
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