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单词 turf
释义
turf
noun
uk
/tɜːf/us
/tɝːf/

turfnoun(GRASS)

[CorU]pluralturfsorUKturves
thesurfacelayeroflandon whichgrassisgrowing, consisting of thegrassand thesoilin whichitsrootsgrow, or apieceof this that iscutfrom thegroundand is usuallyrectangular
草皮；草皮块
picture of turf
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Common plants
  • African violet
  • agave
  • aloe
  • aloe vera
  • anise
  • cow parsley
  • crabgrass
  • deadly nightshade
  • fenugreek
  • fern
  • pampas grass
  • poinsettia
  • pot plant
  • prickly pear
  • Queen Anne's lace
  • tumbleweed
  • turves
  • Venus flytrap
  • wheat
  • wheatgrass
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turfnoun(HORSE RACING)

the turf[S]
thesportofhorseracing
赛马
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Horse racing
  • Arab
  • Arabian
  • bloodstock
  • dark horse
  • derby
  • exacta
  • faller
  • going
  • horse racing
  • hurdler
  • jockey
  • race meeting
  • racehorse
  • racing
  • sloppy
  • stable
  • stake
  • starter
  • steeplechase
  • unplaced
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turfnoun(AREA)

[U]informal
asubjectin which apersonorgrouphas a lot ofknowledgeorinfluence:
（某人的）专门领域
Antiques are very much her turf.对古玩她很在行。
[U]informal
theareathat agroupconsidersitsown:
地盘，势力范围
Judgesfeelthat thecourtroomistheirprivateturf.法官觉得法庭属于他们的私人领地。
Thegymnasticsteamwonthechampionshipontheirhometurf.该体操队在自己的主场获得了冠军。
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Topics & areas of interest
  • angle
  • backyard
  • bailiwick
  • cause célèbre
  • centrism
  • con
  • demesne
  • domain
  • front
  • kingdom
  • leitmotiv
  • province
  • scene
  • score
  • specialism
  • subject
  • talk
  • thematic
  • theme
  • topically
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Towns & regions: environments & localities
turf
verb[T]
uk
/tɜːf/us
/tɝːf/
tocoverapieceoflandwith turf
用草皮覆盖
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Gardening - general words
  • allotmenteer
  • allotmenteering
  • aquaponics
  • arborist
  • beanpole
  • bed
  • blanch
  • graft
  • guerrilla gardening
  • hanging basket
  • hedge
  • hedgerow
  • hedging
  • homegrown
  • potsomethingoff
  • potsomethingon
  • potsomethingup
  • prune
  • repot
  • scythe
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Phrasal verbs

turfsomethingout
turfsomeoneout
(Definition ofturffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

turf| American Dictionary

turf
noun[U]
us
/tɜrf/

turfnoun[U](GRASS)

asurfacelayeroflandconsisting ofgrassand theearthin whichitsrootsgrow:
Lush turflinedthe river’sbanks.
Turf is alsogroundcoverthatlookslikegrass:
artificialturf

turfnoun[U](AREA)

infml
theareathat apersonorgroupconsidersitsown:
Judgesfeelthat thecourtroomistheirprivateturf.
Thefightoverhigh-definitionTVstandardshas been a turfwaramong theelectronics,motionpicture, andrecordingindustries.
(Definition ofturffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

turf| Business English

turf
noun[U]
uk
/tɜːf/us
anareaofactivityin which apersonorcompanyhas a lot ofknowledgeandexperienceand which theybelievebelongsto them:
Bylaunchingalineinbeautyproductsthey arechallengingthebiggercompanyonitsown turf.
It was anunproductivemeetingwith everyonesimplytryingtodefendtheirown turf.
come/go with the turf
used to say that someone shouldacceptsomething because it is anecessarypartof what they are doing:
In thisjobcustomercomplaintscome with the turf.
Of thefiercemediaattentionhe says: 'It goes with the turf'.
on home turf
inyourowncountry,town,area, etc.:
Exportfiguresare good, but thecompanyislosingsalesonhometurf.
(Definition ofturffrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofturf

turf
Nutrients and sediment in runoff from creeping bentgrass and perennial ryegrass turfs.
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All those people are to be turfed out.
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However, we cannot create such an environment simply by turfing out those who are causing the problem.
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Contractors have been turfed out, and often penalised.
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If someone turfs out the grit it is not at all clear whether that is an offence.
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Such a scheme would save people from being turfed out of their houses.
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They could not keep up the mortgage payments, so along came their fellow countrymen and turfed them out.
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Their managers do not get "turfed out" in the manner in which tenants of public houses do.
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Again, if they try to board a bus at 6.25 pm, they will be turfed off.
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In the west midlands, 10 district chairmen were recently turfed out after only one term of office and 10 new chaps were brought in.
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If one tries to obtain protection before the law, one finds that one is turfed out during the summer period.
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The moment it was seen that they were not "turfed off" at once, the number started increasing.
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The repair also has to be fully turfed and finally netted, all of which makes the cost of repair considerable.
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Finally, at great expense he had to send one of his own vehicles to get those turves.
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Many people would prefer that option to feeling that they have been turfed out of their homes by domestic violence.
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Collocationswithturf

turf

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artificial turf
Lottery sports funding for anartificialturfpitch would be particularly useful on that site, and would further that aim.
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home turf
That these scholars passed up the chance to play on theirhometurfin their best-known popular works seems at first puzzling.
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synthetic turf
No work has yet to be carried out, nor is any planned, on the demand for half sized synthetic turf pitches.
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