pasture

noun

/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/

/ˈpæstʃər/

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[uncountable, countable] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on牧场；牧草地
- an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture一片永久的／高低不平的／富饶的牧场
- high mountain pastures高山牧场
- The cattle were put out to pasture.牛群放牧在牧场草地上。
- We drove through mile after mile of land cleared for pasture.我们驱车穿过一英里又一英里的空地。
- By the time we got the cows back into the pasture, it was dark.当我们把牛赶回牧场时，天已经黑了。
Topics Farmingc2
pastures
[plural] the circumstances of your life, work, etc.生活状况；工作条件；个人发展的机遇
- I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life).我觉得我们在迈向更好的生活。
- (British English) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to live, etc.).她认定做出改变的时候到了。

词源Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.

verb

/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/

/ˈpæstʃər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pasture	/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/ /ˈpæstʃər/
he / she / it pastures	/ˈpɑːstʃəz/ /ˈpæstʃərz/
past simple pastured	/ˈpɑːstʃəd/ /ˈpæstʃərd/
past participle pastured	/ˈpɑːstʃəd/ /ˈpæstʃərd/
-ing form pasturing	/ˈpɑːstʃərɪŋ/ /ˈpæstʃərɪŋ/

to put animals in a field to feed on grass放牧
- pasture something The villagers relied on the commons for pasturing their sheep.村民们依靠公地来放羊。
- be pastured on something The cattle were pastured on rich meadow grass.牛群在肥沃的草地上吃草。
Topics Farmingc2
词源Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.