grass

美 [ɡræs]英 [ɡrɑːs]
  • n.草;草地;草坪;青草;牧草;草场;牧场;禾本科植物;大麻;向警方告密的人(通常指罪犯)
  • vi.(向警方)告密,告发

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

grassgrass

noun

1

草;青草;牧草
a common wild plant with narrow green leaves and stems that are eaten by cows, horses, sheep, etc.

a blade of grass

一片草叶

The dry grass caught fire.

干草着火了。

2

禾本科植物
any type of grass

ornamental grasses

观赏性草

3

草地;草坪;草场;牧场
an area of ground covered with grass

to cut/mow the grass

割 / 刈草

Don't walk on the grass .

勿践踏草地。

Keep off the grass. (= on a sign)

请勿践踏草地。

4

大麻
marijuana

5

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

习语

said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have

to not delay in getting things done

to force sb to stop doing their job, especially because they are old

a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted

verb

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

also grass sb up
短语动词

grass

频次

  • 1
    N-MASS 草;青草
    Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground.

    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
    N-SING 草地;草坪;草场
    If you talk about the grass, you are referring to an area of ground that is covered with grass, for example in your garden.

    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。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 同marijuana
    Grass is the same as marijuana .

    I started smoking grass when I was about sixteen.

    我大约16岁的时候开始吸大麻。

  • 4
    VERB (向警方等)揭发,告发
    If you say that one person grasses on another, the first person tells the police or other authorities about something criminal or wrong which the second person has done.

    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。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 告密者;揭发者
    A grass is someone who tells the police or other authorities about criminal activities that they know about.

  • 6
    PHRASE 草是那边绿;这山望着那山高
    If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.

    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。

  • 7
    PHRASE (因年老等)被辞退,遭解雇
    If you say that someone is being put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.

    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。”

noun

1
street names for marijuana
Synonym: pot green goddess dope weed gage sess sens smoke skunk locoweed Mary Jane
2
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
Synonym: eatage forage pasture pasturage
3
a police informer who implicates many people
Synonym: supergrass
4
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns;used as pasture for grazing animals;cut and dried as hay

verb

1
give away information about somebody
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Synonym: denounce tell on betray give away rat shit shop snitch stag
2
shoot down, of birds
3
feed with grass
4
cover with grass
Synonym: grass over
5
spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
6
cover with grass
The owners decided to grass their property

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Flatten the surface of the grass with a roller .

    用碾轧机把草轧平。

  2. The plant resembles grass in appearance .

    这种植物的外形像草。

  3. You 're not supposed to walk on the grass .

    不准践踏草地。

  4. He lay back on the grass using his backpack as a pillow .

    他用背袋当枕头仰卧在草地上。

  5. The grass was wet with early morning dew .

    清晨的露水使得青草湿漉漉的。

  6. Humans cannot digest plants such as grass .

    人不能消化草类植物。

  7. The dry grass caught fire .

    干草着火了。

  8. The runway is simply a strip of grass .

    所谓跑道不过是一长条草地而已。

  9. We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue .

    我们踏过湿漉漉的草地去看那座雕像。

  10. Don 't walk on the grass .

    勿践踏草地。

  11. The fire started late Saturday in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River .

    大火是星期六晚些时候在斯内克河附近干枯的草地上燃起的。

  12. Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass .

    本和杰克在草地上扭打起来。

  13. She saw a glint of silver in the grass .

    她看到草地上银光闪亮。

  14. She was lying face downwards on the grass .

    她俯卧在草地上。

  15. A cigarette set the dry grass alight .

    一支香烟把干草点燃了。

  16. The grass had withered in the warm sun .

    这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。

  17. Their garden is a wilderness of grass and weeds .

    他们的花园杂草丛生。

  18. Grass fields were intermixed with areas of woodland .

    草地和林地相互交错。

  19. They ran over the grass .

    他们跑过草地。

  20. Scatter the grass seed over the lawn .

    把草籽撒到草坪上。

  21. She lay on the grass , her head pillowed on her arms .

    她头枕着胳膊躺在草地上。

  22. The cat crouched in the grass , poised to jump .

    猫儿蹲踞在草丛中,准备跳跃。

  23. The uncut grass came up to her waist .

    未割的草齐了她的腰。

  24. The grass was dry and patchy .

    草都干了,东一片西一片的。

  25. We walked across the springy grass .

    我们走过松软的草地。

  26. The grass was soft and springy .

    草柔软而有弹性。

  27. The grass was browning in patches .

    草地一片片地变成褐色。

  28. Clumps of grass poked up through the snow .

    一簇簇的草破雪而出。

  29. The grass had grown waist-high .

    草长得齐腰高了。

  30. The grass was waist-high .

    那片草齐腰高。

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

在…种满草;在…上覆盖草皮

(向警方等)揭发,告发

以下资源来自牛津词典

grass sth↔over

用草覆盖某物;使长满草;在…上种草
to cover an area with grass

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