Word · Frequency #7955
turf
铺草皮；用草皮覆盖
核心释义
To cover an area with turf, or create a lawn by laying turf.
- 1.
用草皮覆盖
To cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs.
- 2.
将飞盘抛得过短,通常使其在离手10码内落地。
To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
- 3.
解雇或免除任务。
To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
- 4.
取消项目或产品。
To cancel a project or product.
- 5.
转移(病人或案例)或推卸责任。
To transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for.
解雇；开除；撵走；取消；废止（项目或产品）；转送（病人或病例）；推卸（责任）；（飞盘）投短；使飞盘提前落地；用草皮覆盖
用法In use
We decided to turf the front yard instead of planting grass seeds.
用法提示：这里 turf 用作动词，表示“铺草皮”，后面直接接地点名词 yard。
The gardener turfed the new playground in just two days.
用法提示：turfed 是 turf 的过去式，表达“铺设草皮”的动作。
They are turfing the park this week to get it ready for the festival.
用法提示：turfing 是 turf 的现在分词，在现在进行时中表示“正在铺草皮”。
turf sth
直接宾语指需要铺草皮的区域。
They turfed the entire backyard last spring.
去年春天他们给整个后院铺上了草皮。
be turfed (with sth)
被动语态，可指定草皮种类。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- turf a lawn
- 铺草皮于草坪
- They decided to turf the lawn instead of sowing grass seed.他们决定铺草皮而不是播种草籽。
- turf an area
- 在某区域铺草皮
- The workers turfed the area around the new playground.工人们在新的游乐场周围铺了草皮。
- turf a garden
- 给花园铺草皮
- We hired a landscaper to turf the back garden.我们雇了一名园林设计师给后花园铺草皮。
- turf a field
- 给场地铺草皮
- The sports club turfed the field for the upcoming match.体育俱乐部为即将到来的比赛给场地铺了草皮。
- turf a pitch
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
草皮（turf）就像一块绿色地毯，覆盖在地面上。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: gardening, landscaping; note_zh: 作为动词（覆草皮于）通常用于园艺或地面铺设的语境，多用于书面或技术说明，中性语气。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: surf /sɝf/ shares the same stressed vowel and ending. Note: tuff /tʌf/ is a common misspelling; its vowel /ʌ/ differs from the /ɝ/ in turf. No other common rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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