turf

[tə:f]

n.草皮, 泥炭, 赛马场, 赛马
v.铺草皮
n.地盘,势力范围
v.赶出,撵出

例句与用法:

He is more interested in the turf than in working.

他对赛马比对工作更有兴趣。

She was turfed out of her flat.

她被赶出了公寓。

She laid the bouquet on the newly turfed grave.

她把那束花放置在新铺上草皮的坟墓上。

He was busy leveling the ground and laying turves.

他正忙于平整土地铺草皮。

词形变化:

形容词: turfy | 名词复数: turfs | 动词过去式: turfed | 动词过去分词: turfed | 动词现在分词: turfing | 动词第三人称单数: turfs |

详细释义:

n.

1. 草皮, 草根土[U]

The gardener was busy laying turf.

园丁正忙于铺草皮。

2. 草皮块[C]

We have ordered several turfs to make our lawn.

我们订购了一些草皮块铺个草坪。

Mr. Brown bought some turfs to repair the lawn in his front yard.

布朗先生买了一些草皮块来修补他家前院的草坪。

3. 泥炭, 泥煤[C]

4. 【美】【俚】地盘; 势力范围[the S]

They considered this an invasion of their turf.

他们认为此举侵犯了他们的地盘。

5. 赛马场; 赛马[the S]

His name is well-known on the turf.

他在赛马场上很有名气。

vt.

1. 用草皮覆盖

It will be good if that part of the garden is turfed.

要是那片园地铺上草皮, 那是很好的。

2. 【英】【口】抛出, 扔掉; 赶走[(+out)]