Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2003
grass
草；草坪
The common green plant with narrow leaves that covers the ground, such as in lawns and pastures; a lawn.
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Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
禾本科的任何植物,特点是叶子从茎节生长,叶基包裹茎,尤其是那些作为地被植物而非谷物种植的
- 2.
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
狭叶绿色草本植物:用于草坪；作为放牧动物的牧草；割下晒干作干草
- 3.
Any of the various plants that are not in the family Poaceae that resemble grasses.
类似草的植物,但不属于禾本科
- 4.
German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
德国小说、诗歌和戏剧作家(生于1927年)
- 5.
A lawn.
草坪
- 6.
a police informer who implicates many people
揭发许多人的警方线人
- 7.
The outside world, especially in the phrase "touch grass".
户外世界,尤其在“触碰草地”一词中
- 8.
Sharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference.
阴极射线管上由随机干扰产生的尖锐、密集的波形不连续
- 9.
The season of fresh grass; spring or summer.
青草季节；春季或夏季
- 10.
Asparagus; "sparrowgrass".
芦笋；“麻雀草”
- 11.
The surface of a mine.
矿井表面
禾本科植物；似草植物；告密者；线人；现实世界；户外；草生季节；春夏
In use
The children love to play on the grass in the park.
Farmers cut the grass and dry it to make hay for the winter.
Different grasses grow in different climates around the world.
verb + the grass
I need to cut the grass this weekend.
我这周末需要割草。
preposition + the grass
The children are playing on the grass.
孩子们正在草地上玩耍。
the grass + verb
The grass grows quickly in spring.
草在春天长得很快。
Connections
Collocations
- cut the grass
- 割草
- I need to cut the grass this weekend.我这周末需要割草。
- grass seed
- 草籽
- We planted grass seed in the bare patches.我们在裸露的地方撒了草籽。
- blade of grass
- 草叶
- A single blade of grass can be sharp.一片草叶可能很锋利。
- grass field
- 草地
- The children played on the grass field.孩子们在草地上玩耍。
- fresh grass
- 鲜草
- The cows graze on fresh grass.牛在吃鲜草。
- dry grass
- 干草
Learner notes
Memory Tip
g如草芽，r如根，grass即草。联想绿草生长。
Context & Register
通常指草坪或牧场上生长的绿色植物，属于中性日常用语，多用于描述自然景观、园艺或农业场景。
Grammar Note
注意：grass 作‘草’解时通常不可数，作‘告密者’解时可数，复数 grasses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling chunk 'ass' and rhyme with grass /ɡræs/.
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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