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IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014

grass

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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)
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 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
grass• Grama grasses are what the fifty million buffalo ate.• Bulbs for naturalising in grass are usually sold in bulk, sometimes in mixtures.• I sat down in the long grass, puzzled to understand my weakness.• I wouldn't inform on you -- I'm no grass.• There was shorter grass up here, and the ground curved -.• Early next morning, before breakfast, they crossed the grass leaving a dark trail of foot prints in the dew.• Please keep off the grass.• Others were milling around on the grass to no apparent purpose.• wild grasses
blade of grass• But every drop that fell contained the promise of another leaf, another blossom, another blade of grass in the spring.• Similar lumps had been spread there before, and showed as bleached-out mounds through which a few blades of grass grew.• There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.• They had stripped the lower forest of anything resembling a leaf or blade of grass.• And when he looked at the blades of grass he saw that they were only blades of grass.• The larvae of red worms crawl up the blades of grass and are eaten by horses.
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
grass over• Many a song stood still in the long grass.• The Great Plains, extending to the Texas coast, have traditionally been a mighty sea of grass.• The parka in reverse from rose pink to a grass green print over a siren gown, by Ungaro. 5.• Q.. Can I plant grass in earth over an asphalt driveway?• It was almost as if he needed grass all over his sweaty face before he could play in the outfield.• Several hundred acres of rustling, wind-blown grass swept over our feet and under scattered oak trees.• The tall grass flowed over the hills.• The flood escaped, and more surged in, water over grass, grass over water.
Examples from the Corpus
grass• You grassed on us to save your own life.• Apple trees require plenty of potash and nitrogen, especially if the area is grassed over.• I don't trust her -- what if she grasses us up?
Origin grass
Old English græs
grass1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1grass2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014
grass

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF GRASS | VERB + GRASS | GRASS + VERB | GRASS + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤green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 GRASS➤blade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 + GRASS➤eat吃草▸➤cut, mow剪草；割草GRASS + VERB➤grow草生長GRASS + NOUN➤clippings, 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。PREPOSITION➤across 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
⇨ tell 2 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 / common◆to 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。
IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014

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