turf
n (pl turfs or turves )
1
(a) [U] short grass and the surface layer of soil bound together by its roots 草皮
clipped, springy, rolled, etc turf 修剪過的、 松軟的、 輾軋過的...草皮
lay turf, eg to make a lawn 鋪草皮(如造草坪).
(b) [C] piece of this, usu square or rectangular, cut from the ground 草皮塊(通常為正方形或長方形).
2 [C, U] (in Ireland) (slab of) peat for fuel (愛爾蘭的)(用作燃料的)泥炭(塊), 泥煤(塊).
3 the turf [sing]
the racecourse; horse-racing 跑馬場; 賽馬.
4 [U] (infml 口 esp US) one's own neighbourhood or territory (自己的)地盤, 領域
on my own turf 在我自己的地盤內. turf, v
1 [Tn] lay (ground) with turf 用草皮鋪(地)
anewly-turfed lawn 新鋪上草皮的草坪.
2 (phr v) turf sb/sth out (of sth) (Brit infml 口) forcibly remove sb/sth; dispose of sth 趕走某人[某物]; 去掉、 扔掉或處理掉某物
Turf the cat out if you want to sit in the chair. 你要想坐那把椅子, 就把貓趕走.
You'd have more room in your wardrobe if you turfed out all your old clothes. 你把所有的舊衣服都處理掉, 衣柜里地方就大了.
?? 擴展釋義
*[t?:f]n. 草皮, 泥炭, 跑馬場vt. 覆草皮于【化】 泥炭相關詞組: on the turf turf sb out
?? 醫學釋義
經尿道射頻治療儀
?? 同為「核心」詞匯
uprootvt. 根除;連根拔起;把…趕出家園;使無家可歸;
vi. 遷離;改變生活方式;根除,滅絕;