mowing ... lawn• True, I was planning to spend time cleaning the basement, whackingweeds and mowing the lawn.• Though he had always hatedmowing the lawns he liked the garden, too.• Amanda beamed - now George had no excuse for not mowing the lawn.• Ken was mowing the lawn that afternoon.
Originlawn
1. (1500-1600)Old Frenchlaunde“open space between woods”
2. (1400-1500)Laon, town in northern France where such cloth was made
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAWNADJECTIVE➤manicured, neat, well-tended修剪整齊的/齊整的/精心養護的草坪◇a well-tended lawn一片護理得很好的草坪➤overgrown雜草蔓生的草坪▸➤back, front屋後的/屋前的草坪VERB + LAWN➤cut, mow, trim修整草坪◇The lawn really needs mowing.草坪真需要修剪了。➤water澆灌草坪◇I was out watering the lawn.我在外面澆灌草坪。➤maintain, take care of維護/護理草坪◇the correct way to maintain a lawn維護草坪的正確方法