pasture 详细解释

pasture

['pæstʃ]

n. 牧场, 草原
vi. 吃草
vt. 放牧

n.

1. 牧草地, 放牧场[C][U]

Sheep are grazing in the lush green pastures.

羊在青翠葱绿的牧场上吃草。

2. 牧草[U]

These lands afford good pasture.

这些土地上牧草茂盛。

3. 饲养牲畜, 放牧[U]

vt.

(牛, 羊)吃(草); 放(牛, 羊)吃(草)

He is pasturing his cattle on the top meadow.

他在那片最高的草地上放牛。

vi.

(牛, 羊)吃草[(+on)]

There were smooth areas where sheep had pastured.

那儿有羊吃过草的平整的地方。

词形变化

形容词: pas-turable | 名词: pasturer | 动词过去式: pastured | 动词过去分词: pastured | 动词现在分词: pasturing | 动词第三人称单数: pastures |

词义辨析

同义:

n.草地, 放牧场

grassland  meadow  range  

同义参见:

lea  grass  field  prairie  

英英释义

名词 pasture:

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

同义词:pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley

animal food for browsing or grazing

同义词:eatage, forage, pasturage, grass

动词 pasture:

let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

同义词:crop, graze

feed as in a meadow or pasture

同义词:crop, browse, graze, range

补充

pasturepasture英:[ˈpɑ:stʃə] 美:[ˈpæstʃɚ]n.1.牧草地, 牧场Horses are grazing in the pasture.马儿正在牧场上吃草。2.牧草These lands afford good pasture.这些地方有好的牧草。vt. & vi.1.放牧This is the place where they used to pasture.这就是他们过去经常放牧的地方。The boy got up very early every morning to pasture cattle.这男孩每天起得很早去放牛。vi.1.吃草Horses are pasturing there.马在那边吃草。

例句

1. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.奶牛现在被放出来了, 在草地上吃草。 2. Lowland sheep enjoy better weather and rich pasture.低地绵羊喜欢更好的天气和大量的牧草。 3. On the slopes, the pasture was beginning to look green and lush.山坡上, 牧草开始变得又绿又茂盛。 4. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.迈克尔出于经济原因, 决定自己应该另寻更好的工作。 5. nurses seeking greener pastures overseas出国寻找更好工作的护士 6. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.下个月我就退休了。他们就要辞退我了。 7. The shepherd pastured his sheep on the village common.羊倌在村庄的公地上放羊。 8. [as modifier]a range of pasture grasses.一大片牧草。 9. she left the office for pastures new.她离开这个职位去新的地方施展抱负。 10. they pastured their cows in the water meadow.他们在水草地上放牛。 11. the livestock pastured and the crops grew.家畜吃草,庄稼生长。 12. The horses were grazing in the pasture.马在牧场上吃草。 13. Most of their land is pasture.他们的土地大都是牧场。 14. She put/sent/turned the sheep out to pasture. [=she brought the sheep to a pasture to eat the grass]她把羊赶到牧场放牧。 15. He left for greener pastures after working here for 10 years.他在这儿工作了10年以后去了一个更好的地方。 16. She is looking for pastures new.她在寻找更好的去处。 17. I'm not ready to be put out to pasture yet.我还没有做好因年纪大而被辞退的准备。 18. I put my old computer out to pasture. [=got rid of my old computer]我让我的旧电脑下岗了。 19. The horses are pastured on several acres of land.这些马被放在几英亩大的牧草地上吃草。