turf

[US]/tɜːf/
[UK]/tɝf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 泥炭;草皮;跑马场
vt. 覆草皮于
Word Forms
过去分词turfed
过去式turfed
复数turfs
现在分词turfing
第三人称单数turfs

Phrases & Collocations

turf war

势力争夺

home turf

本土

turf grass

草皮

turf field

草坪

artificial turf

人造草皮

on the turf

◎以赛马为业;赛马场上的赌客;◎[美国俚语]卖淫;◎[美国俚语]不名一文,手头缺钱;

Example Sentences

laying turf to create a lawn

铺设草皮作草坪

They still cut turf here for fuel.

在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料。

gangland turf; a gangland slaying.

黑社会势力范围;黑社会的杀戳

the hallowed turf of Wimbledon.

备受尊崇的温布尔登草地网球场。

the team will play Canada on their home turf this summer.

今年夏天该队将在主场迎战加拿大队。

they were turfed off the bus.

他们被赶下了车。

the artificial turf looks an unnatural green.

人工草坪绿得极不自然。

turfed the front yard.

在前院铺草皮

the hallowed turf of Wembley

神圣赛场文布利

the team’s first success of the season on home turf

这个队在主场赢得的本赛季第一场胜利

Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged.

两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。

primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks

由草皮和木条搭建的原始村舍

We have ordered several turfs to make our lawn.

我们订购了一些草皮块铺个草坪。

Several families have been turfed out of their homes.

有几家人被逐出了家园。

The boys should have been turfed off the bus.

这些男孩原本应该被赶下公共汽车的。

The shop is full of beautiful clothes that people have turfed out.

这家商店里面全是人们处理掉的漂亮衣服。

the going was ideal here, with short turf and a level surface.

这里的路况很理想,草皮很薄,路面平整。

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