grass

英 [ɡrɑːs]

美 [ɡræs]

n.  草; 青草; 牧草; 禾本科植物; 草地; 草坪; 草场; 牧场
v.  (向警方)告密，告发

复数：grasses　过去式：grassed　过去分词：grassed　现在分词：grassing　第三人称单数：grasses　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2003 / COCA.2014

短语动词

短语用例

grass sth↔over

• 用草覆盖某物；使长满草；在…上种草
  to cover an area with grass
  1. a blade of grass
     一片草叶
  2. The dry grass caught fire.
     干草着火了。

习惯用语

n.

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
• 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
  said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have
not let the grass grow under your feet
• （做事）不拖拉，不磨洋工
  to not delay in getting things done
put sb out to grass
• 迫使（年老者）退休；让某人离职
  to force sb to stop doing their job, especially because they are old
a snake (in the grass)
• 阴险的人；潜伏的敌人；虚假的人
  a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted

牛津词典

noun

• 草；青草；牧草
  a common wild plant with narrow green leaves and stems that are eaten by cows, horses, sheep, etc.
  1. a blade of grass
     一片草叶
  2. The dry grass caught fire.
     干草着火了。
• 禾本科植物
  any type of grass
  1. ornamental grasses
     观赏性草
• 草地；草坪；草场；牧场
  an area of ground covered with grass
  1. to cut/mow the grass
     割 / 刈草
  2. Don't walk on the grass .
     勿践踏草地。
  3. Keep off the grass. (= on a sign)
     请勿践踏草地。
• 大麻
  marijuana
• 向警方告密的人（通常指罪犯）
  a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police about sb's criminal activities and plans

verb

• （向警方）告密，告发
  to tell the police about sb's criminal activities

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 草；青草
  Grassis a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground.
  1. Small things stirred in the grass around the tent...
     一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。
  2. The lawn contained a mixture of grasses.
     草坪上生长着各种青草。
• N-SING 草地；草坪；草场
  If you talk aboutthe grass, you are referring to an area of ground that is covered with grass, for example in your garden.
  1. In the old days, there were strict fines for walking on the grass or missing a study period...
     过去，踩踏草坪或旷课都会被重金处罚。
  2. I'm going to cut the grass.
     我要去修剪草坪了。
• N-UNCOUNT 同marijuana
  Grassis the same asmarijuana.
  1. I started smoking grass when I was about sixteen.
     我大约16岁的时候开始吸大麻。
• VERB （向警方等）揭发，告发
  If you say that one persongrasses onanother, the first person tells the police or other authorities about something criminal or wrong which the second person has done.
  1. His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang...
     妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。
  2. He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing.
     他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。
  3. Grass upmeans the same asgrass.
     grass up同grass
  4. How many of them are going to grass up their own kids to the police?
     他们当中会有多少人向警方揭发自己的孩子呢？
• 告密者；揭发者
  Agrassis someone who tells the police or other authorities about criminal activities that they know about.
• PHRASE 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
  If you saythe grass is greenersomewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
  1. He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere.
     他对我们感到十分满意，但还想看看是否有更合适的人选。
• PHRASE （因年老等）被辞退，遭解雇
  If you say that someone is beingput out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
  1. The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No'.
     首相拒绝被解除职务，当问到他是否会辞职时，他说，“我的回答是不。”

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 put out to pasture

英英释义

noun

• street names for marijuana
  Synonym:potgreen goddessdopeweedgagesesssenssmokeskunklocoweedMary Jane
• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
  Synonym:eatageforagepasturepasturage
• a police informer who implicates many people
  Synonym:supergrass
• narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns

verb

• give away information about somebody
  1. He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
  Synonym:denouncetell onbetraygive awayratshitshopsnitchstag
• shoot down, of birds
• feed with grass
• cover with grass
  Synonym:grass over
• spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
• cover with grass
  1. The owners decided to grass their property

双语例句

• The rain had cleared the air, and the grass smelt fresh and sweet.
  雨水净化了空气，青草闻起来清新芳香。
• I started smoking grass when I was about sixteen.
  我大约16岁的时候开始吸大麻。
• His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang
  妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。
• I'm going to cut the grass.
  我要去修剪草坪了。
• Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico.
  玉米是从墨西哥的一种野生禾本植物进化而来的。
• The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No'.
  首相拒绝被解除职务，当问到他是否会辞职时，他说，“我的回答是不。”
• The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass
  房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
• He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing.
  他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。
• Small things stirred in the grass around the tent
  一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。
• They should concentrate on rejuvenating the existing vegetation, like grass and shrubs.
  他们应该侧重于修整现有的绿化植被，比如草和灌木。