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| /grɑːs/ |
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| 1 | U a very common plant with thin green leaves that covers the ground . A single piece of grass is called a blade of grass （青）草 |
| We should cut the grass before it starts raining. 我们应该在开始下雨前割草。 |
| Stephen was lying full length on the grass. 斯蒂芬伸展全身，躺在草地上。 |
| | 1a | C a particular type of grass 某一类草 | | tall flowering grasses 高高的开着花的草。 | |
| | 1b | U a tennis court made of grass 草地网球场 | | He has proved he can play on grass. 他已证明他能在草地网球场上比赛。 | |
| | 1c | covered with or made of grass 被草覆盖的；草制的 | | a grass verge 长草的边沿 | | a grass skirt 草裙 | |
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| 2 | U informal cannabis in the form of leaves or flowering buds 大麻 |
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| 3 | C BRITISH informal a person , usually a criminal , who tells the police what other criminals have done 告密者 |
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| - | the grass is (always) greener on the other side
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| life seems better somewhere else , or other people’ s situations seem better than your own |
| 别处的月亮（总是）比这里圆；别人的情况（总是）比自己这边的好 |
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| - | not let the grass grow under your feet
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| to start doing something without wasting time |
| 不要浪费时间；别坐失良机 |
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| - | put sb out to grass informal
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| to force someone to leave a job because they are old and no longer useful |
| （因年迈或不再有用而）强迫某人离职 |
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