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turf n.草皮；泥炭；赛马场；赛马v.铺草皮 (1) 他正忙于平整土地铺草皮。(2) 在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料。(3) 最引人注目的地方就是拥有一个大泥炭炉。(4) 赛马场上有没有你的马？(5) 他对赛马比对工作更有兴趣。(6) 政府将给体育场铺草坪。 From its original meaning, referring to the top layer of soil in which plants are rooted, turf has expanded to include a range of senses. While you might carefully maintain your beautiful backyard turf, your dog might think of it as his turf, barking to defend it from intruders. This sense of turf means "range of influence," or territory. Both meanings of the word come from a Germanic root that originated in a Sanskrit word, darbha, "blade of grass."

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英 [tɜːf] 美 [tɜːrf] (1) He was busy leveling the ground and laying turves.(2) They still cut turf here for fuel.(3) The centre of attraction was the large turf fire.(4) Have you any horses on the turf?(5) He is more interested in the turf than in working.(6) The government is going to turf the gymnasium. When you're walking on the perfect green grass of a golf course, you might remark on the gorgeous turf. Turf is the top layer of ground, especially when it's planted with grass. turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]草皮 Turf is short, thick, even grass.   [also the N]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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](铺草坪用的)草皮块 A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn. 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。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](熟悉的)地区，地盘 Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.   [usu poss N]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。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。相关词组：turf out

英语单词	turf
英美音标	英 [tɜːf] 美 [tɜːrf]
中文释义	n.草皮；泥炭；赛马场；赛马 v.铺草皮
英语例句	(1) He was busy leveling the ground and laying turves. (2) They still cut turf here for fuel. (3) The centre of attraction was the large turf fire. (4) Have you any horses on the turf? (5) He is more interested in the turf than in working. (6) The government is going to turf the gymnasium.
中文例句	(1) 他正忙于平整土地铺草皮。 (2) 在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料。 (3) 最引人注目的地方就是拥有一个大泥炭炉。 (4) 赛马场上有没有你的马？ (5) 他对赛马比对工作更有兴趣。 (6) 政府将给体育场铺草坪。
vocabulary简明	When you're walking on the perfect green grass of a golf course, you might remark on the gorgeous turf. Turf is the top layer of ground, especially when it's planted with grass.
vocabulary扩展	From its original meaning, referring to the top layer of soil in which plants are rooted, turf has expanded to include a range of senses. While you might carefully maintain your beautiful backyard turf, your dog might think of it as his turf, barking to defend it from intruders. This sense of turf means "range of influence," or territory. Both meanings of the word come from a Germanic root that originated in a Sanskrit word, darbha, "blade of grass."
柯林斯解释	turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]草皮 Turf is short, thick, even grass. [also the N] 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](铺草坪用的)草皮块 A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn. 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。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](熟悉的)地区，地盘 Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident. [usu poss N] 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。 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。相关词组： turf out

Turf Ground Grass Top Layer Carefully N Uncount 不可数名词