【acre】 - SAT备考词汇

acre

UK:  ['eɪkə(r)]

US:  ['eɪkər]

复数：acres  

un.

1.阿克里(巴西西部之一州,首府里奥布兰科,主产橡胶)

n.

1.英亩〔约中国六亩〕

2.公顷

3.土地,耕地

4.〔口语〕大量

5.成片

6.田地

1 . I saw a small clearing of not more than three-fourths of an acre in the heart of this wilderness right in the mountaintop.
在山顶的荒野的中央，我发现了一晓小块不足四分之三英亩大小的开阔地。

2 . But no matter how much we maximize crop yield per acre, the limiting factor for food production is land.
但是不管我们如何最大化粮食亩产量，最大的制约因素还是土地。

3 . One of the Company's bestsellers at the moment is Pure Gold White Wine by Hundred Acre Vineyards in Napa Valley.
目前公司销量最好的葡萄酒之一是由纳帕谷百亩地酒庄酿造的纯金箔白葡萄酒。

4 . Archaeologists believe the 37-acre central plaza formed by the mounds may have been used for religious and other public ceremonies.
考古学家相信，由土冢围成、面积达37英亩大的中央广场也许是用来举行宗教及其他公开仪式的场所。

5 . He sold the Buick dealership and moved us to a four hundred-acre farm out on Wildcat Road a few miles west of the city.
他卖掉了别克车行，带着我们一起搬到了城西几英里处威得凯特公路边一个占地400英亩的农场。