turf

英 [tɜːf]

美 [tɜːrf]

n.  草皮; (铺草坪用的)草皮块; 泥煤; 泥炭; 泥煤块; 泥炭块; 赛马
v.  用草皮覆盖

过去分词：turfed　复数：turfs　现在分词：turfing　过去式：turfed　第三人称单数：turfs　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7955 / COCA.6610

短语动词

短语用例

turf sb out (of sth)

turf sb off (sth)

• 赶出，驱逐出（地方、组织等）
  to make sb leave a place, an organization, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块
  short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden/yard)
  1. newly laid turf
     新铺的草皮
  2. the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
     温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
• 泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块
  peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
• 赛马
  the sport of horse racing
• （自己的）地盘，势力范围
  the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
  1. He feels more confident on home turf .
     他在主场感到更有信心。

verb

• 用草皮覆盖
  to cover an area of ground with turf

柯林斯词典

turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。


• N-UNCOUNT 草皮
  Turfis short, thick, even grass.
  1. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.
     他们拖着脚步沿着草皮慢慢地走向悬崖边。
• N-COUNT (铺草坪用的)草皮块
  Aturfis a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.
  1. Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.
     抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。
• N-UNCOUNT (熟悉的)地区，地盘
  Someone'sturfis the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.
  1. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks...
     巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。
  2. On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.
     那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。

英英释义

noun

• range of jurisdiction or influence
  1. a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system
• the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
• surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  Synonym:sodswardgreensward

verb

• cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

双语例句

• The seed does not complain because there are stones and turf in way.
  种子没有抱怨，因为在它的道路上有石头和草皮。正：种子并不因为有石头和草皮挡住它的路而抱怨。
• A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower
  一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。
• The growth rate and moving biomass of Kentucky bluegrass turf were affected by the quantity of nitrogen fertilizer.
  氮肥用量是提高草地早熟禾草坪生长速率和修剪量的主要因素。
• Leather overshoes were put on the horses 'hooves to stop them marking the turf
  马蹄上套了皮套子，以免弄脏赛马场。
• Master, you're on my turf.
  师父，都到了我的地盘了。
• If you were in their shoes, the turf might not look so lush and inviting.
  如果你处于和他们一样的状况，草地可能不看起来如此苍翠繁茂和引人动心的。
• The hallowed turf of Twickenham is the venue for the Middlesex Rugby Sevens Finals
  备受尊崇的特威肯纳姆体育场是米德尔塞克斯七人制橄榄球赛决赛的比赛场地。
• Low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
  贴近地面生长的植物，种植在荫蔽处或草皮难以生长的陡峭的斜坡上。
• On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.
  那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。
• The gymnastics team won the championship on home turf.
  体操队在本国赛场获得了冠军。