fallow (land); take turns having a day off
Meanings
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to leave land fallow; to let land lie idle to restore fertility
formalAgricultural term. The practice allows soil nutrients to recover for future cultivation.
To protect the soil, this field is being left fallow this year.
Fallow land is one of the important measures in sustainable agriculture.
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They adopt a farming system where the land is left fallow every three years.
verb
to take turns having a day off; to rotate days off
neutralCommon in workplace scheduling, especially for service industries or factories that operate continuously.
During the Spring Festival, the shop assistants need to take turns having days off.
Our company implements a rotating day-off system to ensure someone is working every day.
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He's taking his scheduled day off this weekend and can finally spend time with his family.
Security personnel are on duty 24/7 and take turns having days off.