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IELTS BNC: 7955 COCA: 6610

turf

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Related topics: Gardening, Nature
turf1 /tɜːf $ tɜːrf/ ●○○ noun (plural turfs or turves) /tɜːvz $ tɜːrvz/  
1  [uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrEDLGDN a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this 草皮，人工草皮
 soft green turf
柔软的绿色草皮
2. [countableC] British EnglishBrEDLG a square piece of turf cut out of the ground 一块草皮
3. the turf DSHthe sport of horse racing, or the track on which horses race 赛马（运动）；赛马跑道
4  AREAHOME[uncountableU] informal an area that you think of as being your own 地盘，势力范围
 How vigorously will the local companies defend their turf?
当地公司会以怎样的力度保卫他们的地盘？
somebody’s own/home turf (=the place that someone comes from or lives in) 某人自己的领地
 We beat Canada on their home turf.
我们在加拿大队的主场将其打败。
turf war/battle (=a fight or argument over the areas or things you think belong to you) 地盘之争
 turf wars among government bureaucracies
政府官僚之间的地盘之争
Examples from the Corpus
turf• Call one of the men advertising turf for sale in the local paper.• Injuries are more common on artificial turf than on grass.• As the path flattened out to lead across the close turf to the house Leonora's feet slowed.• Meanwhile, the big construction companies are trying to grow by making inroads into turf traditionally held by medium-size builders.• People perceived me to be interested only in my own patch, my turf, my people.• Ten years ago the city was paralyzed by gang battles over turf.• Under any circumstances the track would be challenging, but intermittent rains have left the turf and red clay sodden and slick.• My most recent visit produced a sloughed skin threaded through the turf.• Almeida tumbled to the turf and was taken away by ambulance.• They are determined to defend their turf against any outsiders.
turf war/battle• McKinsey denied it was engaging in a turf war over branding.• The press tends to exaggerate the disagreements, and is over-eager to look for administration turf wars.• His belief is that development corporations often get bogged down in turf wars with local councils.• The turf wars in San Francisco were really bad.• Consequently, two of the greatest moments in Chicago sports history turned into ugly turf battles.
Related topics: Gardening
turf2 verb [transitiveT]  
1.DLGto cover an area of land with turf 用草皮覆盖〔某块地〕
2 turf somebody ↔ out (also turf somebody off (something)) phrasal verbphr v GET RID OF British EnglishBrE informal to make someone leave a place or organization, usually suddenly or roughly 赶走某人 SYN kick somebody out
of
 The families claim they are being turfed out of their homes.
那些家庭声称他们正被赶出家门。
Examples from the Corpus
turf out• They turfed him out as an 18-year-old before Cambridge gave him a lifeline trial.• She said the legs of both players tangled, and then both players were on the turf kicking out at each other.• The first turf is lifted out intact, to be replaced later to conceal the dig.
Examples from the Corpus
turf• They turfed him out as an 18-year-old before Cambridge gave him a lifeline trial.• In correct rural circles, having your lawn turfed is regarded in the same light as wearing made-up bow ties.• There can be few people in football who do not think Flashman should be turfed out of Barnet at the earliest opportunity.• The Kurds found themselves turfed out of their houses after three months.• Prior to the spread of retirement, workers were turfed out of their jobs on an individual basis across a range of different ages.• Sheep were turfed out of three nearby fields make temporary car parks.
Origin turf
Old English
turf1 nounturf2 verb
Chinese
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IELTS BNC: 7955 COCA: 6610
turf

noun¹

 1grass/lawn草地；草坪ADJECTIVE | ... OF TURF | VERB + TURF | TURF + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤green綠色的草皮▸➤soft, springy (especially BrE) 鬆軟的／富有彈性的草皮▸➤artificial人工草坪▸➤home主隊賽場◇the team's first success of the season on home turf (= in their own stadium) 這個隊在主場贏得的本賽季第一場勝利➤hallowed (BrE) 神聖的賽場◇the hallowed turf of Wembley神聖賽場溫布利（英格蘭國家足球隊的主場）... OF TURF➤piece, sod一塊草皮；一塊移植的草皮◇primitive dwellings made of sods of turf and sticks由草皮和木條搭建的原始村舍VERB + TURF➤cut割草皮◇They still cut turf here for fuel.在這裏他們仍然割草皮作燃料。➤lay鋪設草皮◇We laid turf to create a lawn.我們鋪設了草皮做草坪。TURF + NOUN➤field (NAmE) 草皮場地◇The training area includes a synthetic turf field.訓練場包括一塊人造草皮場地。
turf

noun²

 2 (especially NAmE) place where sb lives, works, etc.; area of expertise生活工作之地；專長領域ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURF | TURF + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤home家門口；專長的領域◇We finally met on his home turf.我們終於在他家門口相見了。◇The orchestra is on home turf in this repertoire. (figurative) 樂團演奏這些曲目熟門熟路。➤familiar熟悉的領域◇Supercomputers are familiar turf for IBM.超級計算機是國際商用機器公司熟悉的領域。VERB + TURF➤defend, protect捍衞／保護地盤◇We all protect our own turf.我們都要保護我們自己的地盤。➤invade (NAmE) 侵入地盤◇I don't want to invade his turf.我不想侵入他的地盤。TURF + NOUN➤battle, war地盤之戰◇turf wars between different factions不同派別之間的地盤之爭PHRASES➤(on) sb's own turf（在）某人自己的地盤
IELTS BNC: 7955 COCA: 6610
turf noun
⇨ grass
IELTS BNC: 7955 COCA: 6610

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