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a sod of [earth/grass]
sod 作可数名词表示“一块草皮”，复数形式为 sods。
He cut a sod of grass from the meadow.
他从草地上切下一块草皮。
草皮；草皮块
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草皮；草皮块
the surface layer of ground containing grass and roots; a piece of turf
He cut a sod of grass from the meadow.
他从草地上切下一块草皮。
草根密集的表层土壤；草皮。
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
岩鸽。
The rock dove.
含有草垫和草根的地表层
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
专门为铺设草坪而种植和切割的草皮。
Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
We laid fresh sod in the backyard to make a lawn.
我们在后院铺了新草皮，好弄出一片草坪。
The gardener cut a piece of sod with a sharp spade.
园丁用锋利的铲子切下一块草皮。
After the rain, the sod felt soft and wet under our shoes.
雨后，脚下的草皮又软又湿。
sod 作可数名词表示“一块草皮”，复数形式为 sods。
He cut a sod of grass from the meadow.
他从草地上切下一块草皮。
sod 作铺草坪用的材料时为不可数名词，不直接加 -s；计量时可用 roll 等量词。
They bought ten rolls of sod for the new lawn.
他们为新草坪买了十卷草皮。
Not this
The sod in front of the house needs mowing.
Use this
The lawn in front of the house needs mowing.
sod 指草皮或带草根的表层土，不指房屋前可供修剪的草坪区域；表示这一草坪区域应用 lawn。
Not this
These flowers need rich sod.
Use this
These flowers need rich soil.
sod 不是普通可种植的土壤，而是带草根的草皮；表示疏松肥沃的种植土应用 soil。
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铺草皮
They laid new sod in the front yard this morning.
他们今天早上在前院铺了新草皮。
一块草皮
He cut a patch of sod from the lawn to fix the flower bed.
他从草坪上割下一块草皮来修整花坛。
草皮卷，一卷卷的草皮
The landscaping crew unloaded rolls of sod from the truck.
园林工人们从卡车上卸下一卷卷的草皮。
草皮农场
The nursery owns a large sod farm outside town.
这家苗圃在城外拥有一大片草皮农场。
入土，长眠地下
Her grandparents are at rest under the sod.
她的祖父母长眠在地下。
倒霉定律；指“凡是可能出错的事总会出错”（英式说法，类似墨菲定律）
It's sod's law that the bus doesn't come when you're in a hurry.
倒霉定律就是：你赶时间的时候，公交车偏偏不来。
什么也没有；一点都没有（英式俚语）
He knows sod all about cars.
他对汽车一窍不通。
滚开；走开（英式粗话）
He told the reporters to sod off.
他叫那些记者滚开。
去他的，这破事真够受的！
He looked at the broken engine and muttered, 'Sod this for a game of soldiers.'
他看着坏掉的发动机，咕哝道：“真够呛，不干了。”
去他妈的，全都滚蛋！
The soldiers sang 'Sod 'em all' as they packed their gear.
士兵们收拾装备时唱着《去他妈的全都滚蛋》。
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记忆：sod开头的s像弯弯草叶，od像一团土，合起来就是‘草皮、草皮块’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、landscaping、lawn establishment 作名词指“草皮”时，语气中性，多用于园艺、草坪铺设和农业等场景，通常指带有草根的表层土壤或专门培育的草皮块。
在标注的美式发音 /sɑd/ 中，sod 与 cod、pod、rod、nod、god、plod 押韵，韵母均为 /ɑd/。注意 sod 中的 o 读 /ɑ/，不要按字母名读成 /oʊ/，也不要与 sowed /soʊd/ 混淆。
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