grass

[ɡrɑːs]
  • 释义
  • n.

    草,青草;草地,草坪;告密者;〈俚〉龙须菜;

  • vt.

    用草覆盖;使…长满草;使…吃草;

  • vi.

    渐渐被草覆盖;放牧;

  • 词义辨析
  • grass, herb, weed
  • 这三个词共同的意思是“草”。它们的区别是:
    grass指有益的草,如可供马、牛、羊等牲畜吃的牧草或人们铺设草坪用的草; weed指妨碍其他植物良好生长的杂草。例如:
    She spent the whole afternoon pulling up the weeds in the flowerbeds.她花了整整一个下午拔去花坛中的杂草。
    herb则指做药或香料的草。例如:
    No herb will cure love.相思病无药可治。
  • 下面两个短语意思相反:
  • let the grass grow under one's feet 让时间白白浪费
    let no grass grow under one's feet 不浪费时间
  • 下面两句含义有所不同:
  • She is sitting on the grass.
    她坐在草中。(草长得矮,她可以被看见)
    She is sitting in the grass.
    她坐在草中。(草长得高,她无法被看见)
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Many animals prefer grass as food.

    许多动物喜欢以青草为食物.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 2、

    I let the horse drop his head to crop the spring grass.

    我让马低下头啃吃春天的青草。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The soft wind breathed their names to the newborn grass.

    轻风把他们的名字吹向刚刚长出的小草。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    Fear ambush at every tree and tuft of grass.

    风声鹤唳,草木皆兵.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    A field of burning grass is billowing thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.

    一片燃烧着的草冒出的滚滚黑烟直冲云霄.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 6、

    a blade of grass

    一片草叶

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 7、

    The snake curled up in the long grass.

    那条蛇在深草里把身子蜷做一团.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 8、

    The sheep had cropped the grass short.

    羊把草吃剩得很短.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 9、

    The ground was sparsely covered with grass.

    地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    The trees throw a shadow on the grass.

    树木在草地上投下了阴影.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass.

    房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着,每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    He always tackles problems straight away. He's not the kind of person to let the grass grow under his feet.

    他不是那种懒散的人,总是一有问题就马上处理.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 13、

    The strong wind reveals the strength of the grass.

    疾风知劲草.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 14、

    The grass grew thick and velvety.

    草长得又茂密又柔软。

    柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.

    把草籽撒到草坪上。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 16、

    the grass roots of the party

    党的基层成员

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 17、

    The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.

    从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。

    柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    Small things stirred in the grass around the tent.

    一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。

    柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    We walked across the springy grass.

    我们走过松软的草地。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 20、

    How many of them are going to grass up their own kids to the police?

    他们当中会有多少人向警方揭发自己的孩子呢?

    柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    They make their children cut their own grass.

    他们让子女们自食其力.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    The grass was prickly and cold.

    草地扎人,而且很凉。

    柯林斯例句
  • 23、

    He was once a professional grass.

    他曾是一个职业告密者.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    The grass waved in the wind.

    草在风中起伏波动.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    The grass withered because there was no water.

    草因缺水而枯死了.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    The winds came down with the scents of the grass and wild flowers.

    风吹来了青草和野花的清香.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 27、

    His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang.

    妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。

    柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    The grass in the yard was waist high.

    院子里的草有齐腰高。

    柯林斯例句