kibbutzim n. 基布兹(以色列的集体农场) (kibbutz的变形)
- So, nowadays kibbutzim have loosened the rule.
所以时至今日,农场已放宽了某些规定。 - One is the kibbutzim in Israel, which were communities that shared everything.
以色列集体农场就是其中之一,在那里人们共享农场的一切。 - Suppose someone proposed that up in heaven and someone else might say, well that's not going to work so well, that's like a kibbutz--like one of the kibbutzim.
假设天堂里有人提议要求绝对均等,然后就有其他人会说,这提议不太可能行得通,比如集体农场的人就可能这么说。
kibbutz \kib*butz"\ (k[i^]b*b[oo^]ts; k[i^]b*b[=oo]ts), n.; pl.
{Kibbutzim}. [Modern Hebrew kibbutz gathering.]
an Israeli communal[2] form of agricultural settlement.
Originally it was predominantly agricultural and practiced a
very high level of sharing, including collective rearing of
children. More recently (by 1998) industries have taken over
a significant role in the Kibbutz economy, and the level of
sharing has dropped significantly.
Note: Of several Modern Hebrew words designating unique
Israeli forms of agricultural settlement, only the word
Kibbutz found its way into English. This may reflect
the fact that the Kibbutzim, and only they, have long
practiced hosting foreign volunteers from all over the
world: youngsters who work on the Kibbutz not for a
salary but for boarding and food. Many volunteers come
from English speaking countries, and probably via them
the word Kibbutz entered modern English dictionaries.
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