uncultivated
adjective uk/ʌnˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪ.tɪd/ /ʌnˈkʌl.tə.veɪ.t̬ɪd/
未经耕作的,未经开垦的
Uncultivated land is not used to grow crops.
The agency has preserved wetland habitat and encouraged farmers to leave some fields uncultivated. 该机构保护湿地栖息地,并鼓励农民留下一些土地不作开垦。
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- The uncultivated border regions on farms also provide a refuge for helpful beetle species.
- Farmers were lured to Australia and Argentina to develop their vast, uncultivated prairies.
- The ants are present on every square metre of uncultivated soil.
- These meadowlands have lain uncultivated for centuries.
未(在艺术、音乐、绘画等方面)接受良好教育的,没有修养的
Someone who is uncultivated has not had a good education and may not know a lot about art, music, painting, etc.
We must always remember that he was not an ignorant or uncultivated soldier. 我们必须永远记住,他并非一个无知或没有修养的士兵。
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- Someone who swears a lot might seem like an uncultivated person incapable of finding better words.
- She had hurt her cousin's sensitive though uncultivated feelings.
- It is not very pleasing to observe uncultivated ignorance.
- I expected to meet with a rough, hard-handed, and uncultivated population, living in the most Spartan-like simplicity.