the sward
指特定区域的草皮。
The sward was thick and green.
那草皮又厚又绿。
草地;草坪;表层长草的泥土;草皮、草地;(可数)一块这样的泥土。;含有草和草根的地表层;大片草地;草坪或牧场。;草地
the surface layer of soil with grass and its roots; sod, turf
表层长草的泥土;草皮、草地;(可数)一块这样的泥土。
Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
含有草和草根的地表层
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
大片草地;草坪或牧场。
An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
After the rain, the sward in the park felt soft and springy underfoot.
雨后,公园里的草皮踩上去柔软而富有弹性。
用法提示:此处 sward 是名词,指覆盖草的地表层,即草皮或草地。
The sheep grazed slowly across the wide green sward.
羊群在宽阔的绿色草地上慢慢地吃草。
用法提示:此处 sward 是名词,表示一大片草覆盖的土地,即草地或草场。
We spread our picnic blanket on the smooth sward beside the river.
我们在河边的平整草地上铺开野餐垫。
用法提示:此处 sward 是名词,指平整的草坪或草地。
指特定区域的草皮。
The sward was thick and green.
那草皮又厚又绿。
a sward of grass
一片草地
复数形式,指多片草皮。
swards of green turf
一片片绿草皮
turf 侧重草根与土壤构成的覆盖层,常见于草坪或运动场地;sward 较文学化,且不强调人工维护。除名词外,turf 还可作动词铺草皮。
sod 指切下的带土草皮块,美式英语常用;sward 指整片草地或表面,不强调可切割的块状。
lawn 特指房屋旁或公园内人工养护的短草地;sward 可指任何草皮覆盖的地面,不一定是人工修剪的。
meadow 强调大片天然草地,常靠近河流或有野花;sward 可指小块草皮,meadow 一般面积较大且较生态。
grass 最常用,既指草本身,也可指草地表面;当 sward 指“草根土表层”时不能用 grass,仅在指大片草地时可互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drew his sward from the scabbard.
正确表达He drew his sword from the scabbard.
sward(草地)与 sword(剑)发音相同但意义不同,学习者常因拼写混淆而误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The garden has many green sward.
正确表达The garden has many green swards.
sward 是可数名词,复数形式为 swards;中文中“草地”常作不可数名词,导致学习者忽略复数变化。
sward 指长满草的土层或草地;desert 指缺乏植被的干燥荒地,与这一含义相反。
sward 指覆盖草的地表;wasteland 指贫瘠或荒芜、无草覆盖的土地。
Sward (草皮) and sword (剑) differ in spelling and meaning; 'sward' refers to grass-covered ground, while 'sword' is a weapon. Do not confuse them despite similar pronunciation.
绿草地;青翠的草地
The sheep grazed on the green sward.
羊群在绿草地上吃草。
长满草的草地
A grassy sward stretched to the river.
一片长满草的草地延伸到河边。
起伏的草地
We walked across the rolling sward of the park.
我们穿过公园起伏的草地。
修剪得很短的草皮
The close-cropped sward of the bowling green was immaculate.
滚球草坪上修剪得很短的草皮十分平整。
茂密的草皮
A thick sward covered the old meadow.
茂密的草皮覆盖着那片老草地。
一片草地
A sward of grass lay before the house.
房前有一片草地。
sward 常指牧场上被啃食或修剪过的草皮,pasture 是牲畜吃草的那片土地。
从 sward 割下并晒干的草,常用作饲料。
牛、羊等动物在 sward 上吃草的活动。
对草坪或草皮进行修剪,保持 sward 平整。
sward 主要由 herbage(草本植物)组成。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.