n.草;草地
vt.喂(草);(以草)覆盖;告发
The grass was wet with dew. 草被露水打湿了。
Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses. 父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。
We play football on the grass. 我们在草地上踢足球。
She sat down on a tuft of grass. 她坐在一小块草地上。
用作及物动词 (vt.)They put out their horse to grass every day. 他们每天把马放出去吃草。
The cows were turned out to grass. 牛被放出来吃草。
The hut was made of poles covered with grass mats. 茅屋用木杆搭成,上面以草席覆盖。
Whitman writes about how grass covers the world and feeds us. 惠特曼描写草如何覆盖这个世界并喂养了我们。
Mike must have grassed on us. 麦克一定告发了我们。
grass的基本意思是“草”,指各种草的总称,通常长有绿色的叶子,可以被牛、羊等动物食用的草,也可指铺设草坪用的草,还可指一片长满草的区域,即“草地,草坪,牧场”。grass还可用于指“禾本科植物”,此时多用来指不同种类的“草”。有时, grass还可指向警察告密的人(自己往往是罪犯),即“告密者”。引申可指“大麻”“基层群众”。
grass作“草”“草地,牧场”解时多用作不可数名词,而作“禾本科植物”解时多用作可数名词。