turf

英 [tɜːf]

美 [tɜːrf]

n.  草皮; (铺草坪用的)草皮块; 泥煤; 泥炭; 泥煤块; 泥炭块; 赛马
v.  用草皮覆盖

过去分词：turfed　复数：turfs　现在分词：turfing　过去式：turfed　第三人称单数：turfs　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7955 / COCA.6610

短语动词

短语用例

turf sb out (of sth)

turf sb off (sth)

• 赶出，驱逐出（地方、组织等）
  to make sb leave a place, an organization, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块
  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)
  1. newly laid turf
     新铺的草皮
  2. the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
     温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
• 泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块
  peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
• 赛马
  the sport of horse racing
• （自己的）地盘，势力范围
  the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
  1. He feels more confident on home turf .
     他在主场感到更有信心。

verb

• 用草皮覆盖
  to cover an area of ground with turf

柯林斯词典

turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。


• N-UNCOUNT 草皮
  Turfis short, thick, even grass.
  1. 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
  Aturfis a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.
  1. 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'sturfis the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• range of jurisdiction or influence
  1. a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system
• the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
• surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  Synonym:sodswardgreensward

verb

• cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

双语例句

• Position the turf at one side and then unroll the lawn to the preferred length and trim.
  草坪的立场，在一方，然后套草坪到首选的长度和修剪。
• 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。
• The estate is at the centre of a bitter turf war between rival drug gangs.
  该地产正处于两伙敌对的毒品犯罪团伙激烈火拼的中心地带。
• Traffic tolerance is critical for assessing quality and life span of sports turf.
  耐践踏性是影响运动场草坪运动质量和使用寿命的关键。
• Low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
  贴近地面生长的植物，种植在荫蔽处或草皮难以生长的陡峭的斜坡上。
• The gymnastics team won the championship on home turf.
  体操队在本国赛场获得了冠军。
• Local drought-resistant vegetation is used as greening turf.
  绿化草皮选用当地耐旱植被。
• Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of and now we have nothing to burn.
  因为天气潮湿，我们现在连草皮都没有得烧了。
• Leather overshoes were put on the horses 'hooves to stop them marking the turf
  马蹄上套了皮套子，以免弄脏赛马场。
• If you were in their shoes, the turf might not look so lush and inviting.
  如果你处于和他们一样的状况，草地可能不看起来如此苍翠繁茂和引人动心的。