fallow

• 指耕地被翻耕后闲置一季或更长时间不播种的状态；也比喻一段无所事事或休整的时期。

Describes land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, or metaphorically describes a period of inactivity or rest.

1. Uncultivated landB2formal

   Describes land that is plowed but left unseeded for a season to restore fertility.

   休耕地

   • The farmer left the field fallow this year to improve the soil.
   • Fallow fields are essential for sustainable agriculture.
   • They rotated crops and kept some land fallow.

   同义词dormantidleunplantedunseededunsown

   反义词cultivatedfertileplantedseededtilled

2. Inactive or dormantC1formal

   Describes a period of inactivity or lack of development.

   闲置的或休眠的

   • His creative career lay fallow for several years.
   • The project remained fallow due to lack of funding.
   • After a fallow period, the company launched new products.

   同义词dormantidleinactivelatentquiescentunproductiveunused

   反义词activecultivatedfertileoperativeproductive

• 指经过翻耕后闲置一季或数季不播种的土地，通常用于恢复土壤肥力。

A noun referring to land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, typically to restore its fertility.

不可数

1. Plowed but unseeded landC1formal

   Land that has been plowed and left unseeded for a season or more to restore its fertility.

   休耕地

   • The farmer left the field fallow to improve the soil quality.
   • Crop rotation often includes a year of fallow.
   • The fallow was covered with wildflowers and grasses.