in/on the pasture
常用介词 in 或 on 表示地点。
Cows are grazing in the pasture.
牛在牧场里吃草。
牧场，草地
pastures — plural of pasture
用于放牧牲畜的土地,尤其是开阔的田地；覆盖草或牧草,适合牲畜放牧的田地；覆盖草或牧草的土地,适合放牧牲畜；供马或牛啃食或放牧的草或干草等粗饲料；牧场
a field covered with grass or herbage, suitable for grazing animals
用于放牧牲畜的土地,尤其是开阔的田地
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
覆盖草或牧草,适合牲畜放牧的田地
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
覆盖草或牧草的土地,适合放牧牲畜
Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
供马或牛啃食或放牧的草或干草等粗饲料
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
The cattle were moved to a fresh pasture after the old one was overgrazed.
在老牧场过度放牧后，牛群被转移到了新的牧场。
用法提示：名词用法，指供放牧的草地。
The shepherd pastures his flock on the mountain slopes during the summer.
夏天牧羊人在山坡上放牧他的羊群。
用法提示：及物动词用法，表示放牧牲畜。
The horses pastured in the field all day, eating the rich grass.
马匹整天在田野里吃草，享用着丰美的牧草。
用法提示：不及物动词用法（过去式），表示吃草、放牧。
常用介词 in 或 on 表示地点。
Cows are grazing in the pasture.
牛在牧场里吃草。
及物动词，后接放牧的动物。
They pasture their sheep on the hillside.
他们在山坡上放羊。
不及物动词，常用介词 on 引出食物来源。
The cattle are pasturing on the lush grass.
牛群正在茂盛的草地上吃草。
与pasture相比，meadow通常指用于割干草的草地，而pasture指直接放牧的草地，但在日常使用中可互换。
field含义广泛，可指任何开阔地，用于放牧时需要上下文明确。
grassland是更通用的术语，指大面积的草地，与pasture相比，不一定特指用于放牧。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer pastured all day.
正确表达The farmer pastured his cattle all day.
英语中，pasture作为及物动词时必须带宾语（被放牧的动物），中文“放牧”可直接接动物，但英语遗漏宾语则错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sheep are grazing at the pasture.
正确表达The sheep are grazing in the pasture.
表示“在牧场”时，介词应用in（表示在范围之内），而at用于具体点状地点，如at the gate。
名词，与“牧场”相对的贫瘠干旱之地
名词，与“牧场”相对的荒芜之地
pasture指专门用于放牧的草地，而meadow通常指野花草地或干草地，不强调放牧用途。
绿色的牧场
The sheep were grazing in the green pasture.
羊群在绿色的牧场上吃草。
牧场用地
These rolling hills are excellent pasture land.
这些起伏的山丘是极好的牧场用地。
牛牧场
They rotated the cattle pasture every two weeks.
他们每两周轮换一次牛牧场。
放牧牛群
The farmer pastures his cattle on the hillside.
农夫在山坡上放牧他的牛群。
root; also in: pastor, pasture, repast
suffix; also in: culture, nature, pleasure
使退休，让…闲置
After 30 years at the company, he was put out to pasture.
在公司干了30年后，他被迫退休了。
更好的地方，更有发展前途的职位
Many employees leave for greener pastures when they feel undervalued.
许多员工感到不被重视时就会另寻高就。
新天地，新的机会（尤指更好的工作）
After a decade in the same role, she decided to move to pastures new.
在同一职位十年后，她决定去新的地方发展。
他使我躺卧在青草地上。
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
他使我躺卧在青草地上。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.