Word · Frequency #2003
grass
用草或草皮覆盖；铺草皮
To cover an area with grass or turf.
- 1.
To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
使躺在草地上；击倒(对手等)。
- 2.
To cover with grass or with turf.
用草或草皮覆盖。
- 3.
To feed with grass.
用草喂养。
- 4.
To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
将(亚麻等)铺在草地上晾晒漂白等。
- 5.
To bring to the grass or ground; to land.
使落到草地或地面；使着陆。
用草喂；给（牲畜）喂草；击倒；撂倒；使落地；使着陆；摊在草地上晾晒（以漂白）；使躺在草地上；击倒(对手等)。
In use
They plan to grass the new lawn tomorrow.
The farmer grassed the field after harvesting.
He is grassing the bare patches in the garden.
Verb forms
base grass · third person grasses · -ing grassing · past grassed · past participle grassed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- grass over
- 用草覆盖；铺上草皮
- The builders grassed over the bare soil around the new houses.建筑工人在新房子周围的空地上铺上了草皮。
- grass an opponent
- 击倒对手
- The heavyweight grassed his opponent with a single punch.那位重量级拳手一拳击倒了对手。
- grass the cattle
- 用草喂牛；放牧
- In early spring, farmers grass their cattle on fresh pasture.早春时节，农民们把牛放到新鲜牧场上吃草。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the grass is always greener on the other side
- 总以为别人的处境更好；这山望着那山高He thinks a different job would make him happier, but the grass is always greener on the other side.他觉得换个工作会更开心，但这山望着那山高。
- not let the grass grow under one's feet
- 不延误时机；赶紧行动If you want that scholarship, don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一片青草，‘grass’作动词：给地里铺草皮、给牛羊喂草，再把人撂倒在草地上。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、landscaping 作动词表示“用草或草皮覆盖”时，通常用于园艺、绿化等场景，语气比较中性；实际使用中更常见的还是把 grass 用作名词表示“草”。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态：The field was grassed over.
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的发音都以 /æs/ 结尾，与 grass /ɡræs/ 同韵。注意：bass 仅在表示“鲈鱼”时读 /bæs/；表示“低音”时读 /beɪs/，并不同韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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