homesteading

• 一种自给自足的生活方式或实践，通常包括务农、储存食物、在土地上建造或维护住所，强调可持续性和独立性。

A lifestyle or practice of self-sufficient living, often involving farming, preserving food, and building or maintaining a home on a piece of land, typically with an emphasis on sustainability and independence.

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1. Settling on public landC1formalamerican

   The act of settling on and cultivating public land, especially under historical laws granting ownership after improvement.

   宅地开拓

   • Homesteading was a key part of westward expansion in the 19th century.
   • Many families took up homesteading in the Great Plains.
   • The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged homesteading across the United States.

2. Modern self-sufficient lifestyleB2informal

   A modern lifestyle focused on self-sufficiency, often involving growing food, raising animals, and reducing reliance on external systems.

   现代自给自足生活方式

   • They moved to the countryside to try homesteading and live off the grid.
   • Modern homesteading includes gardening, canning, and raising chickens.
   • Homesteading has become popular among people seeking a simpler life.

   同义词self-sufficiency

• 动词，指在土地上定居并开垦耕种，尤指依据美国《宅地法》以定居者身份占有土地。

A verb meaning to settle on and cultivate land, especially as a homesteader under the Homestead Act in the United States.

1. Settle on landC1formalamerican

   To acquire and settle on a piece of land, especially under government law, to establish a home and farm.

   定居垦荒

   • Many families homesteaded in the Great Plains during the 19th century.
   • They decided to homestead a plot of land in Alaska.
   • The government offered incentives for people to homestead in the western territories.

   同义词claimcolonizepioneersettle