| [/tɜːf; təf/] n (pl turfs or turves [/tɜːvz; təvz/]) 用法:
1 (a) [U] short grass and the surface layer of soil bound together by its roots 草皮:
clipped, springy, rolled, etc turf 修剪过的、 松软的、 辗轧过的...草皮 *
lay turf, eg to make a lawn 铺草皮（如造草坪）.
(b) [C] piece of this, usu square or rectangular, cut from the ground 草皮块（通常为正方形或长方形）. 用法:
2 [C, U] (in Ireland) (slab of) peat for fuel （爱尔兰的）（用作燃料的）泥炭（块）, 泥煤（块）. 用法:
3 the turf [sing] the racecourse; horse-racing 跑马场; 赛马. 用法:
4 [U] (infml esp US) one's own neighbourhood or territory （自己的）地盘, 领域:
on my own turf 在我自己的地盘内. turf 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] lay (ground) with turf 用草皮铺（地）:
anewly-turfed lawn 新铺上草皮的草坪. 用法:
2 (phr v) turf sb/sth out (of sth) (Brit infml) forcibly remove sb/sth; dispose of sth 赶走某人[某物]; 去掉、 扔掉或处理掉某物:
Turf the cat out if you want to sit in the chair. 你要想坐那把椅子, 就把猫赶走. *
You'd have more room in your wardrobe if you turfed out all your old clothes. 你把所有的旧衣服都处理掉, 衣柜里地方就大了. |