turf
noun /tɜːf/
/tɜːrf/
(plural turfs, turves
/tɜːvz/
/tɜːrvz/
)- [uncountable, countable] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden)
草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块 - newly laid turf
新铺的草皮 - (especially British English) the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
- We laid turf to create a lawn.
我们铺设了草皮做草坪。 - primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks
由草皮和木条搭建的原始村舍 - The training area includes a synthetic turf field.
训练场包括一块人造草皮场地。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- soft
- springy
- …
- piece
- sod
- cut
- lay
- field
- newly laid turf
- [uncountable, countable] peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块 - the turf[singular] the sport of horse racing
赛马 - [uncountable] (informal) the place where somebody lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
（自己的）地盘，势力范围 - He feels more confident on home turf.
他在主场感到更有信心。
- Supercomputers are familiar turf for IBM.
超级计算机是国际商用机器公司熟悉的领域。 - We all protect our own turf.
我们都要保护我们自己的地盘。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home
- familiar
- defend
- protect
- invade
- …
- battle
- war
- (on) somebody’s own turf
- He feels more confident on home turf.
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.