turf 英 [tɜ:f]   美 [tɜrf]

turf

turf  英 [tɜ:f] 美 [tɜrf]

n. 草皮;泥炭;跑马场  vt. 覆草皮于;驱逐;强制赶走 

进行时:turfing  过去式:turfed  过去分词:turfed  第三人称单数:turfs  名词复数:turfs 

Tall fescue is grown widely in Africa, China and South America as turf and as a forage crop for grazing animals, but soil salinity is becoming increasingly problematic in many areas. 高羊茅草在非洲、中国和南美洲都被作为草皮或者放牧动物的饲料而被广泛种植,但是土壤盐碱化愈加成为许多地区面临的问题。
This responsiveness to reward thus works like the desire for new sensation: It gets you out of the house and into new turf. 这种对奖励的反应就像对新感觉的渴望一样在起作用:它让你走出家门进入新的活动领域。

  • 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.
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  • n. 草皮;泥炭;跑马场
  • vt. 覆草皮于;驱逐;强制赶走
  • 1. Tall fescue is grown widely in Africa, China and South America as turf and as a forage crop for grazing animals, but soil salinity is becoming increasingly problematic in many areas.

    高羊茅草在非洲、中国和南美洲都被作为草皮或者放牧动物的饲料而被广泛种植,但是土壤盐碱化愈加成为许多地区面临的问题。

  • 2. This responsiveness to reward thus works like the desire for new sensation: It gets you out of the house and into new turf.

    这种对奖励的反应就像对新感觉的渴望一样在起作用:它让你走出家门进入新的活动领域。

  • 3. This is a great time (and a great excuse!) to reconnect with these contacts—and, by meeting up with them for drinks or dinner, create another chance to explore your new turf.

    和他们重新建立联络这是一个好机会(和一个很好的借口),。 与他们喝酒或一道晚餐,创造机会,探索你的新领地。

  • turf (n.) Old English turf, tyrf "slab of soil and grass, sod," also "surface of grassland," from Proto-Germanic *turb- (source also of Old Norse torf, Danish tørv, Old Frisian turf, Old High German zurba, German Torf), from PIE root *drebh- "to wind, compress" (source also of Sanskrit darbhah "tuft of grass").
  • turf (v.) early 15c., "to cover (ground) with turf," from turf (n.). Related: Turfed; turfing.
turf / tɜːf ; NAmE tɜːrf / noun , verb turf turfs turves noun ( plural turfs or turves / tɜːvz ; NAmE tɜːrvz / ) 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns(= the area of grass in a garden/yard) 草皮;(铺草坪用的)草皮块 newly laid turf 新铺的草皮 ( especially BrE) the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on) 温布尔登等给视为神圣的运动场草皮 2 [uncountable ,  countable ] peatthat is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this 泥煤;泥炭;泥煤块;泥炭块 3 the turf [singular ] the sport of horse racing 赛马 4 [uncountable ] sb's turf ( informal) ( especially NAmE) the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own (自己的)地盘,势力范围 He feels more confident on home turf. 他在主场感到更有信心。 verb turfsth to cover an area of ground with turf 用草皮覆盖 PHRASAL VERB ˌturf sb ˈout (of sth) | ˌturf sb ˈoff (sth) ( BrE) ( informal) to make sb leave a place, an organization, etc. 赶出,驱逐出(地方、组织等) SYN throw out He was turfed out of the party. 他已被驱逐出党。 The boys were turfed off the bus. 男孩们被赶下了公共汽车。 turf / tɜːf ; NAmE tɜːrf / turves / tɜːvz ; NAmE tɜːrvz /
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