pasture
英 [ˈpɑːstʃə(r)]
美 [ˈpæstʃər]
n. 牧场; 牧草地; 生活状况; 工作条件; 个人发展的机遇
v. 放牧
复数：pastures 过去分词：pastured 现在分词：pasturing 过去式：pastured 第三人称单数：pastures
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同义词辨析
pasturegrasslandlawnmeadow【导航词义：草场】
pasturen. 牧场
〔辨析〕
指供放牧用的草场。
〔例证〕
They were in search of pasture for their animals.
他们在为牲口寻找牧场。
There are lush pastures in the southern counties.
南部各郡有茂盛的牧场。
他们在为牲口寻找牧场。
There are lush pastures in the southern counties.
南部各郡有茂盛的牧场。
grasslandn. 草原
〔辨析〕
指长满野草的大片开阔土地。
〔例证〕
He longed to live in the grasslands.
他向往生活在草原上。
These pictures tell what the grasslands are like.
从这些图片中可以了解草原是什么样的。
他向往生活在草原上。
These pictures tell what the grasslands are like.
从这些图片中可以了解草原是什么样的。
lawnn. 草地，草坪
〔辨析〕
指公园或花园里的草坪。
〔例证〕
Who helps you mow the lawn?
谁帮你修剪草坪？
Obviously, this lawn has been carefully tended.
很明显，这块草坪受到了细心呵护。
谁帮你修剪草坪？
Obviously, this lawn has been carefully tended.
很明显，这块草坪受到了细心呵护。
meadown. 草地
〔辨析〕
指野外有花草的地方。
〔例证〕
Two boys were chasing butterflies in a beautiful meadow.
两个小男孩在美丽的草地上追逐蝴蝶。
两个小男孩在美丽的草地上追逐蝴蝶。
browsev. 吃（草）
〔辨析〕
指牛、羊、鹿等吃草或高处的植物绿叶。
〔例证〕
The sheep are browsing on the hillside.
羊群正在山坡上吃草。
The camels browsed on the trees.
骆驼吃树的枝叶。
羊群正在山坡上吃草。
The camels browsed on the trees.
骆驼吃树的枝叶。
grazev. 放牧；（牛、羊等）吃青草
〔辨析〕
既可指使牲畜啃食牧草，也可指动物吃草。
〔例证〕
They decided to graze cattle in their fields.
他们决定在自己田里牧牛。
The sheep were turned out to graze.
羊被放出去吃草。
The vast area not far away is the fields on which they used to graze.
不远处那片广阔的田地就是他们曾经放牧的地方。
他们决定在自己田里牧牛。
The sheep were turned out to graze.
羊被放出去吃草。
The vast area not far away is the fields on which they used to graze.
不远处那片广阔的田地就是他们曾经放牧的地方。
pasturev. 放牧；（牛、马等）吃（草）
〔辨析〕
主要指放牧牛、马等家畜，也可指牛、羊等吃草。
〔例证〕
Several boys planned to pasture their cattle together.
几个小男孩计划一起去放牛。
The cows are put out to pasture.
这些奶牛被放出去吃草。
几个小男孩计划一起去放牛。
The cows are put out to pasture.
这些奶牛被放出去吃草。
牛津词典
noun
- 牧场；牧草地
land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on- an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture
一片永久的 / 贫瘠的 / 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。
- an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture
- 生活状况；工作条件；个人发展的机遇
the circumstances of your life, work, etc.- 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。 - She decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to live, etc.) .
她认定换个新工作的时候到了。
- I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life) .
verb
- 放牧
to put animals in a field to feed on grass
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 牧场；牧草地
Pastureis land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat.- The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
牛现在已经放出去了，正在牧场上吃草。 - ...mountain pastures.
高山牧场
- The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
- PHRASE 更好的地方（或工作、条件）；更好的前程
If someone leaves forgreener pastures, or in British Englishpastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.- Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
出于经济原因，迈克尔决意去寻找更好的前程。 - ...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas.
到国外寻求更好前程的护士们
- Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
- 放牧
If youputanimalsout to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass. - PHRASE 让…退休；使赋闲
If you say that someone is beingput out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.- I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。
- I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
英英释义
noun
- bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
- a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
verb
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- the herd was grazing
- let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
双语例句
- I saw some cows and ship grazing in the verdant pasture.
我看到一些牛羊在青翠的牧场上吃草。 - Deer can be tamed and trained to go out to pasture.
鹿群经过驯化，可以放牧。 - The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
你们果园中的树木不会这样说，你们草地上的羊群也不会这样说。 - Across the road, in the pasture, the horses, mules and cows stood quietly with heads over the split-rail fence, waiting to be driven to the stables and supper.
路那边的牧场上，马儿、骒子和奶牛头伸出篱笆安静地站在那儿，等着被赶到马厩用晚餐。 - Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture.
每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。 - Widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass.
种植广泛的旧世界干草和牧草。 - Every summer the shepherds drive the sheep up to pasture
每年夏天牧羊人都将羊群赶到牧场去。 - Feed as in a meadow or pasture. The rain spoiled the hay crop.
在草地或牧场上吃东西。这场雨使牧草遭殃了。 - There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture.
我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。 - Feed as in a meadow or pasture.
在草地或牧场上吃东西。