turf

美 [tɜːrf]英 [tɜːf]
  • n.草皮;(自己的)地盘,势力范围;泥炭;赛马;(铺草坪用的)草皮块;泥煤;泥煤块;泥炭块
  • vt.用草皮覆盖

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

turfturf

noun

【不规则形式】pl. turfs or turves
1

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)

newly laid turf

新铺的草皮

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

2

泥煤;泥炭;泥煤块;泥炭块
peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this

3

赛马
the sport of horse racing

4

(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

He feels more confident on home turf .

他在主场感到更有信心。

verb

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

短语动词

turf

频次

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 草皮
    Turf is short, thick, even grass.

    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。

  • 3
    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.

    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。

  • 4
    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.

    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。

noun

1
range of jurisdiction or influence
a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system
2
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Synonym: sod sward greensward

verb

1
cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

数据来源:WordNet

  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。

  2. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower

    一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。

  3. He feels more confident on home turf .

    他在主场感到更有信心。

  4. The boys were turfed off the bus .

    男孩们被赶下了公共汽车。

  5. He was turfed out of the party .

    他已被驱逐出党。

  6. 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。

  7. The party was turfed out of office after 15 years .

    该党在15年后被赶下了台。

  8. Both sides say this is more than just a turf war between big and small banks .

    双方都称这不仅仅是大小银行争地盘这么简单的问题。

  9. We hear stories of people being turfed out and ending up on the streets

    我们听说了人们被赶出去流落街头的故事。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. He squelched across the turf

    他扑哧扑哧地走过草皮。

  14. The hallowed turf of Twickenham is the venue for the Middlesex Rugby Sevens Finals

    备受尊崇的特威肯纳姆体育场是米德尔塞克斯七人制橄榄球赛决赛的比赛场地。

  15. Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged .

    两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。

  16. You summon a goddamn Devourer on my turf , and I just let it go ?

    你在我的地盘召唤了一只吞噬者,而我只是视而不见?

  17. Her conclusion is that the great whites didn 't move elsewhere , they simply died out – their turf taken over by these copper11 sharks .

    她的结论是:大白鲨并没有迁徙到别处,只是在这个地区灭绝了,它们的地盘被这些短尾真鲨占领了。

  18. The best integrated turf quality was recorded in Ram I 、 Midnight 、 America 、 Connie 、 Liberator , which could be adopted in Shanxi . RamI 、 Midnight 、 America 、 Connie 、 Liberator

    综合质量表现均衡且分值较高,是山西省推广应用的重点品种。

  19. A new method of evaluating turf quality & apparent quality evaluation

    草坪质量评价新方法&综合外观质量法

  20. A brief discussion on the water saving technology of urban turf

    现代城市草坪节水技术初探

  21. Development actuality and wide development foreground of China turf grass industry

    我国草坪业发展现状及今后发展的措施

  22. Study on Synthetic Assessment System of Turf Quality

    草坪质量综合评价体系研究

  23. Study on the Cold - resistance of Two Kinds of Turf Grass

    两种草坪草抗寒性的探究

  24. Several Noticeable Problems about China 's Turf Science in the Process of Growth

    中国草坪科学发展过程中几个值得注意的问题

  25. Problem and Countermeasure to Developing Turf Industry in China

    我国草坪业生产发展中存在的问题及解决途径

  26. The Study on Optimization for Turf Machinery System

    浅谈草坪机械系统的优化研究

  27. A historical perspective of development of American turf industry

    美国草坪业的发展历史、现状及思考

  28. Preliminary study of growing performance in several turf grass varieties

    几种草坪种坪艺性状的初步研究

  29. Probe into several ecological issues related to the establishment of urban turf systems

    草坪建植体系构建中的生态问题

  30. I never ever want to see you on my turf again .

    我不想在我的地盘上再看到你们。

  • 短语动词

撵走;逐出;轰走

以下资源来自牛津词典

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.

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。

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