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Turf N Uncount 英[Tɜ:F 美[Tɜrf N.草皮;泥炭;<非正>地盘,势力范围;赛马场,跑马场;Vt.用草皮覆盖;<英><口>抛出;扔掉;赶走 草皮 Short Thick

单词 turf
音标
英[tɜ:f] 美[tɜrf]
解释
n.草皮;泥炭;<非正>地盘,势力范围;赛马场,跑马场;vt.用草皮覆盖;<英><口>抛出;扔掉;赶走;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
草皮
Turf is short, thick, even grass.
例: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
A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.
例: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's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:turfs~pl:turfs~ing:turfing~past:turfed~

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