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Grass Put   [Informal 非正式   [V Person   [Brit 英

英语单词 grass
英美音标 英 [ɡrɑːs] 美 [ɡræs]
中文释义 n.草;草地
vt.喂(草);(以草)覆盖;告发
英语例句 (1) The grass was wet with dew.
(2) Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.
(3) We play football on the grass.
(4) She sat down on a tuft of grass.
(5) They put out their horse to grass every day.
(6) The hut was made of poles covered with grass mats.
(7) Whitman writes about how grass covers the world and feeds us.
(8) Mike must have grassed on us.
中文例句 (1) 草被露水打湿了。
(2) 父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。
(3) 我们在草地上踢足球。
(4) 她坐在一小块草地上。
(5) 他们每天把马放出去吃草。
(6) 茅屋用木杆搭成,上面以草席覆盖。
(7) 惠特曼描写草如何覆盖这个世界并喂养了我们。
(8) 麦克一定告发了我们。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-MASS 物质名词]草;青草 Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground.
  • Small things stirred in the grass around the tent...

    一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。

  • The lawn contained a mixture of grasses.

    草坪上生长着各种青草。

2
[N-SING 单数名词]草地;草坪;草场 If you talk about the grass, you are referring to an area of ground that is covered with grass, for example in your garden.
  [usu the N]
  • In the old days, there were strict fines for walking on the grass or missing a study period...

    过去,踩踏草坪或旷课都会被重金处罚。

  • I'm going to cut the grass.

    我要去修剪草坪了。

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]同marijuana Grass is the same as marijuana .
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I started smoking grass when I was about sixteen.

    我大约16岁的时候开始吸大麻。

4
[VERB 动词](向警方等)揭发,告发 If you say that one person grasses on another, the first person tells the police or other authorities about something criminal or wrong which the second person has done.
  [V on n]
  [V]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [Also V n P]
  [disapproval]
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang...

    妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。

  • He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing.

    他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。

  • Grass up means the same as grass .grass up同grass
    • How many of them are going to grass up their own kids to the police?

      他们当中会有多少人向警方揭发自己的孩子呢?

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词]告密者;揭发者 A grass is someone who tells the police or other authorities about criminal activities that they know about.
  [disapproval]
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
    6
    [PHRASE 短语]草是那边绿;这山望着那山高 If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
      [V inflects]
    • He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere.

      他对我们感到十分满意,但还想看看是否有更合适的人选。

    7
    [PHRASE 短语](因年老等)被辞退,遭解雇 If you say that someone is being put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
      [V inflects]
      [BRIT 英]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No'.

      首相拒绝被解除职务,当问到他是否会辞职时,他说,“我的回答是不。”

    in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 put out to pasture
    相关词组:
    grass over
    grass up

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