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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
fertilizer
fer·til·izer (BrE also-iser) [fertilizer fertilizers] BrE [ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)] NAmE [ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər] noun countable, uncountable a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully •artificial/chemical fertilizers •liquid fertilizer •a bag of fertilizer 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 Example Bank: •He spread fertilizer on the field with a rake.
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