- [countable, uncountable]
the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops 收获季节；收割；收获 Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingc1During the harvest they work from dawn to dusk. 在收获季节他们从早忙到晚。 Potatoes are normally sprayed after harvest. 马铃薯在收获后通常要喷水。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- bountiful
- bumper
- …
- bring in
- gather
- gather in
- …
- fail
- season
- time
- festival
- …
- after (the) harvest
- during harvest
- during the harvest
- …
- [countable]
the crops, or the amount of crops, cut and gathered 收成；收获量 the grain harvest 谷物的收成 a good/bad harvest (= a lot of crops or few crops) 丰收；歉收 - (figurative)
The appeal produced a rich harvest of blankets, medicines and clothing. 呼吁之下，成果颇丰，收到了大批毛毯、药物和衣服。 Plum growers say they are expecting a bumper harvest (= a large amount of produce) this year. 李子种植者说，他们预计今年会有大丰收。
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingc1The strawberry harvest failed because of the drought. 干旱导致草莓绝收。 They were busy getting the harvest in. 他们正忙着收获。 a good harvest of potatoes 马铃薯丰收 a series of poor harvests in the 1830s 19 世纪 30 年代的连年歉收 - (figurative)
She returned from the conference with a rich harvest of knowledge. 她在会上长了许多学问，满载而归。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- bountiful
- bumper
- …
- bring in
- gather
- gather in
- …
- fail
- season
- time
- festival
- …
- after (the) harvest
- during harvest
- during the harvest
- …
Word OriginOld English hærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’.
Idioms
reap a/the harvest
- (British English)
to benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done 享受成果；承担后果；种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆