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IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014

grass

Word family
Related topics: Gardening, Plants, Drug culture, Crime
grass1 /ɡrɑːs $ ɡræs/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1 in fields and gardens 在田野和花园里
a) [uncountableU]DLGHBP a very common plant with thin leaves that covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often eaten by animals 草,青草
 She enjoyed the feel of grass beneath her feet.
她喜欢踩在草上的感觉。
 a blade of grass (=single leaf)
一片草叶
b) [countableC]HBP a particular kind of grass 某种草
 All grasses need light to grow well.
所有的草都需要光照才能生长得好。
2 the grass an area of grass, especially an area where the grass is kept cut short 草地
 I walked across the grass.
我走在草地上。
 Keep off the grass.
请勿践踏草地。
3. drug 毒品 [uncountableU] informalMDD marijuana 大麻
4. criminal 罪犯 [countableC] British EnglishBrE informalSCCCRIME someone, usually a criminal, who gives information about other criminals to the police – used to show disapproval 告密者,通风报信者〔通常指向警方告发其他罪犯的人,含贬义〕 SYN informer, American English stoolpigeon supergrass
5. the grass is greener (on the other side) used to say that other places or situations seem better than yours, although they may not really be better 草是那边的绿〔用于表示别的地方或情况似乎比自己的好,虽然事实可能并非如此〕
6. not let the grass grow under your feet SPEND TIMEto not waste time or delay starting something 不浪费时间,不耽误时间
7. put somebody out to grass informalLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION to make someone leave their job because they are too old to do it effectively 使某人离职〔因某人年迈而不能有效工作〕
grass roots, → snake in the grass at snake1(2)
nCOLLOCATIONSMeanings 1 & 2
verbs
cut the grass
The grass in the back garden needs cutting.
mow the grass (=cut it with a special machine)
I usually mow the grass once a week.
adjectives
green
The cows moved slowly through the long green grass.
tall/long
I walked with the tall grass brushing my knees.
short
These mowers only work efficiently on short grass.
coarse (=consisting of thick and large pieces)
The only vegetation was a few bushes and patches of coarse grass.
damp/wet
His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell.
grass + NOUN
grass clippings/cuttings (=pieces of cut grass)
You can use your grass clippings to start your own compost pile.
grass stains (=marks on clothing caused by grass)
It's going to be difficult to get the grass stains out of these trousers.
grass seed
Now is the best time to plant grass seed.
grass verge British EnglishBrE (=area of grass next to a road)
He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road.
phrases
a blade of grass (=a single piece of grass)
A few blades of grass poked out of the dry earth.
Examples from the Corpus
grass2 verb [intransitiveI]  
1 (also grass somebody up) British EnglishBrE informalTALK TO somebody to tell the police about a criminal’s activities 向警方告发[告密]
grass on
 Burton grassed on other prisoners.
伯顿告发了其他犯人。
2.grass something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v DLGto cover land with grass 在〔地〕上覆盖草皮
Examples from the Corpus
Examples from the Corpus
Origin grass
Old English græs
grass1 nounn COLLOCATIONS1grass2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014
grass

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF GRASS | VERB + GRASS | GRASS + VERB | GRASS + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreen青草coarse, rough, thick粗糙的草;茂密的草soft柔軟的草lush茂盛的草long, tall高高的草short矮草fresh-cut, freshly cut, freshly mowed, freshly mown新修剪過的草damp, wet潮濕的草(地)dry乾草wild野草... OF GRASSblade一片草葉I've walked along that path for so many years I know every blade of grass.那條小路我走過多年,對一草一木都非常熟悉。clump, tuft一叢草There were only a few clumps of coarse grass for the animals to eat.動物們可吃的只有幾叢粗草。VERB + GRASSeat吃草cut, mow剪草;割草GRASS + VERBgrow草生長GRASS + NOUNclippings, cuttings (especially BrE) 割下的草seed草籽I sowed a little bag of grass seed.我播下一小袋草籽。verge (BrE) 草地邊緣We parked on the grass verge by the side of the road.我們把車停在路旁的草地邊緣處。PREPOSITIONacross the grass穿過草地They all set off across the grass.他們都已動身穿越草地。in the grass在草叢中I found the wallet lying in the grass.我發現了草叢裏的錢包。on the grass在草地上You're not allowed to walk on the grass.請勿踩踏草坪。through the grass穿過草地The dog came running through the long grass.狗穿過高高的草叢跑了過來。
IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014
grass verb
tell2
grass

noun

grass ♦︎ lawn ♦︎ turf ♦︎ green ♦︎ commonThese are all words for an area of ground covered with grass. 这些词均表示草地、草坪、草场。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配on the grass / lawn / turf / green / commonto sit on / cut / mow the grass / lawn grass [singular, uncountable] ( usually 通常作 the grass) an area of ground covered with grass 草地;草坪;草场We all sat down on the grass.我们都坐在草坪上。Keep off the grass.请勿践踏草地。 lawn [countable] an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden or park, or used for playing a game (花园中或运动用的)草坪,草地They served afternoon tea on the lawn.他们在草坪上提供下午茶。The hotel boasts two tennis courts and a croquet lawn.那家酒店拥有两个网球场和一个槌球草坪。 turf tɜːf; NAmE tɜːrf [uncountable] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots 草皮Try not to walk on newly laid turf until it has rooted down into the soil.在草扎根土壤之前,尽量不要在新铺的草皮上行走。 green [countable] (BrE) an area of grass, especially in the middle of a town or village (尤指城镇或村中央的)草地,草坪,公共绿地Children were playing on the village green.孩子们在村中央的草地上玩耍。In golf (in both British and American English) a green is an area of grass cut short around a hole in a golf course. 在英式和美式英语中,green均可指高尔夫球运动场地的果岭,即球穴周围草被剪短的区域the 18th green第18果岭Did the ball land on the green?球落在果岭了吗? common [countable] an area of open land in a town or village that anyone may use 公共用地;公地We went for a walk on the common.我们在公地上散步。Wimbledon Common covers an area of 1 200 acres.温布尔登公地占地1 200英亩。

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