free-range

英 [ˌfriː ˈreɪndʒ]

美 [ˌfriː ˈreɪndʒ]

adj.  (动物)放养的，散养的

牛津词典

adj.

• （动物）放养的，散养的
  connected with a system of farming in which animals are kept in natural conditions and can move around freely
  1. free-range chickens
     放养的鸡
  2. free-range eggs
     放养的鸡产的蛋

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 放养的;散养的
  Free-rangemeans relating to a system of keeping animals in which they can move and feed freely on an area of open ground.
  1. ...free-range eggs.
     放养鸡下的蛋

英英释义

adj

• of livestock and domestic poultry

双语例句

• Allowing one's children free time is called free-range parenting.
  那些给孩子更多自由时间的家长就可以被称为“自由放养父母”了。
• At the grocery store, I couldn't understand why free-range eggs were more expensive than ordinary eggs.
  在杂货店里，我不懂为什么草鸡蛋比普通鸡蛋贵。
• Cage-free and free-range eggs are from hens raised without the confines of a cage, though they may or may not have spent much time outdoors.
  无笼放养和自由放养型鸡蛋是由放养在没有边界的围栏里的鸡生产的，尽管这些鸡不一定会在户外待更长的时间。
• The band's mixed influences are just as free-range as its name implies.
  这支乐队的创作风格就像她的名字一样是自由的抒发和表达。
• Already, farms are springing up outside Chinese cities to cater to more sophisticated Chinese consumers seeking out "green foods" such as free-range meat and poultry, or organically grown vegetables.
  为了迎合越来越讲究的中国消费者对于“绿色”食物的需求，中国的城市外围已经兴起了许多农庄。这些绿色食物包括散养的猪肉和家禽肉、有机蔬菜等。
• Our pigs live a free-range lifestyle.
  我们的猪在牧场上过着自由的生活。
• I'm not going to tell my son what to play and who to play with. He's going to be a free-range kid.
  我不会告诉儿子玩什么或者和谁玩。他要成为一个被充分给予自由的孩子。
• If you can't do that, buy only locally-produced, free-range meats from small farms whose owners you know personally.
  如果你做不到这点，那么你可以买些你认识的当地小农场产出的肉制品，这些动物在农场时是被自由放养的。
• Free-range kids are more likely to thrive than those who are strictly monitored by parents.
  自由放养儿童比那些时刻受家长严密监控的孩子更容易成功。
• She says that free-range chickens taste much better than factory-farmed ones.
  她说自由放养的鸡比工厂化饲养出的鸡好吃多了。