[N-VAR 可变名词]牧场;牧草地Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat.
The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
牛现在已经放出去了,正在牧场上吃草。
...mountain pastures.
高山牧场
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[PHRASE 短语]更好的地方(或工作、条件);更好的前程 If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
[prep PHR]
Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
出于经济原因,迈克尔决意去寻找更好的前程。
...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas.
到国外寻求更好前程的护士们
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[PHRASE 短语]放牧 If you put animals out to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass.
[V inflects]
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[PHRASE 短语]让…退休;使赋闲 If you say that someone is being put out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。
Oxford
pas·ture/ˈpɑːstʃə(r); NAmEˈpæstʃər/
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verb
pasturepasturespasturedpasturingnoun1[uncountable , countable ]land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on 牧场;牧草地◆an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture一片永久的╱高低不平的╱富饶的牧场◆high mountain pastures高山牧场◆The cattle were put out to pasture.牛群放牧在牧场草地上。2pastures[plural ]the circumstances of your life, work, etc. 生活状况;工作条件;个人发展的机遇◆I felt we were off to greener pastures(= a better way of life).我觉得我们在迈向更好的生活。◆( BrE) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new(= a new job, place to live, etc.).她认定换个新工作的时候到了。verbpasturesth to put animals in a field to feed on grass 放牧pas·ture/ˈpɑːstʃə(r); NAmEˈpæstʃər/
1land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on: large areas of rough upland pasture the lush pastures of the southern counties2put something/somebody out to pasturea)to move cattle, horses etc into a field to feed on the grassb)informal to make someone leave their job because you think they are too old to do it well3pastures new/greener pastures a new and exciting or better job, place, or activity – used humorously: I’d like to say goodbye to Paul who leaves us for pastures new.
pasture1 noun
pasture2 verb
pasturepasture2 verb
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1[transitive] to put animals outside in a field to feed on the grass2[intransitive + on] if animals pasture on a particular area of land, they eat the grass that is growing there
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