lie fallow

基本解释

The market is also crimped by a rule that no more than 20% of farmland in any county may lie fallow.
市场还受到一条规则的束缚：任何县中休耕农田不得超过农田总数的20%。
For centuries African farmers allowed for this by letting the land lie fallow for eight or nine years after a harvest.
几个世纪以来，非洲农夫通过休耕土地八，九年来获得下一个丰收。
As a result, many farmers are letting their fields lie fallow or switching from thirsty crops, such as cotton, to those that need less.
因此，许多农场主让土地休耕，或不再种植棉花一类需水量大的作物，而改种那些需水量更小的作物。

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