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ranchBrE /rɑːntʃ/NAmE /ræntʃ/ nouna large farm, especially in N America or Australia, where cows, horses, sheep, etc. are bred (尤指北美或澳大利亚的)牧场,大农场◆a cattle/sheep ranch 牧牛场;牧羊场◆ranch hands (= the people who work on a ranch) 牧场工人 ➡ see also dude ranch ●bet the farm/ranch on sth(NAmE, informal) to risk everything you have on an investment, a bet, etc. 赌上全部身家◆The company bet the farm on the new marketing model, only to find that it wasn't successful.公司把全部身家都赌在了新的营销模式上,结果却并不成功。 |