acre foot

基本解釋

The price for farmers there is a flat rate of $19 per acre-foot, or $19 for 325, 851 gallons of water.
對于那個農(nóng)民而言，水的價值是每英畝（即325851加侖）19美元。
Even at $19 per acre-foot, $19 is not the cost of the water;it is simply the cost to deliver the water.
即使是每英畝19美元，這個19美元也并非買水的價格，不過是輸送水的價格。
The volume of water, 43,560 cubic feet, that will cover an area of one acre to a depth of one foot.
灌溉水量單位，相當(dāng)于43，560立方英尺，相當(dāng)于1英畝地1英尺深的水量。
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Mr Turney thinks that New Mexico will miss its target this year by 10, 000 acre feet (an acre foot is 326, 000 gallons).
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