the activity of picking and collecting crops, or of collecting plants, animals, or fish to eat

When maize cultivation was introduced it was probably the females who did the growing and harvesting of the crops. 在玉米种植刚刚开始的时候，可能是由女性来种植和收割作物的。

Timber harvesting in the boreal forest is huge in scope. 北半球北部山地森林木材采伐规模巨大。

the activity of taking cells or other body parts from someone for medical use

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the harvesting of stem cells. 干细胞的采集备受争议。

Large-scale harvesting of eggs from women can be medically risky. 大规模采集妇女的卵子可能存在医疗风险。

the activity of collecting large quantities of information, especially automatically

The company has been accused of unauthorised data harvesting from social media accounts. 该公司被指控未经授权从社交媒体账户中采集数据。

Online users are suspicious of cookies and the harvesting of user information. 在线用户对网络跟踪器 cookies 和采集用户信息这种做法持怀疑态度。