Word · Frequency #7955
turf
草皮；草皮块
核心释义
A layer of earth covered with grass, or a piece of this cut from the ground.
- 1.
覆盖草的土层；草皮
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- 2.
含有草和草根的地表层
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- 3.
从土壤中切下的草皮块,可用于铺草坪、作泥炭或堆砌结构
A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
- 4.
青少年帮派声称为其所有的领地
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
- 5.
用作燃料的泥炭块
A block of peat used as fuel.
- 6.
管辖或影响的范围
range of jurisdiction or influence
- 7.
厚密的地毯状藻类层
A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
- 8.
人造草皮
A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.
- 9.
个人的领域或势力范围
A person's domain or sphere of influence.
地盘；势力范围；人造草皮；人工草坪；泥炭块；（藻类形成的）厚层；覆盖草的土层；草皮
用法In use
The gardener laid fresh turf in the backyard to make a new lawn.
用法提示：此处 turf 是不可数名词，指“草皮”，作 laid 的宾语。
We bought several rolls of turf to cover the bare patches of ground.
用法提示：此处 turf 是物质名词，表示“草皮”，补充说明所买的东西。
The old turf was torn up before the workers built the path.
用法提示：此处 turf 是名词“草皮”，在被动句中作主语。
a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system
on the turf
指在草地上。
The children were playing on the turf.
孩子们在草皮上玩耍。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a patch of turf
- 一块草皮
- He replaced the damaged patch of turf with new sod.他用新草皮替换了损坏的那块草皮。
- lay turf
- 铺设草皮
- We decided to lay turf in the backyard instead of sowing grass seed.我们决定在后院铺设草皮，而不是播撒草籽。
- turf war
- 地盘争夺战；势力范围之争
- The two street gangs started a turf war over the neighborhood.这两个街头帮派为了争夺这一带地盘，爆发了地盘争夺战。
- on home turf
- 在自家地盘；在主场
- The team always performs better on home turf.这支队伍在自家地盘上的表现总是更好。
- protect one's turf
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象帮派老大踩在自家草皮上宣称地盘：turf既是草皮，也是地盘。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：职场职责划分、机构内部竞争、体育比赛中的主场概念 作“地盘／势力范围”理解时，通常用于非正式或隐喻性表达，多出现在职场、竞争或体育场景；正式写作中可改用 territory 或 domain。
语法说明Grammar Note
作'草皮'义时通常不可数；指一块草皮时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 turf /tɝf/ 押韵的词有 surf /sɝf/ 和 serf /sɝf/。注意拼写相似的 tough /tʌf/ 和 rough /rʌf/ 并不押韵。
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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