pas·ture
noun/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/
/ˈpæstʃər/
- [uncountable, countable] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on
enlarge image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.
我们开车穿过一英里又一英里的被清理成牧场的土地。 - By the time we got the cows back into the pasture, it was dark.
当我们把奶牛赶回牧场时，天已经黑了。
- an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture
- 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。
- I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.