grass
柯林斯词典
1. N-MASS Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground. 青草
Small things stirred in the grass around the tent. 帐篷周围的草丛里有小东西在动。
2. PHRASE If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so. 这山望着那山高
He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere. 他当时对我们感到很满意,但想看看有没有更好的。
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grass /ɡrɑːs/ (grasses)
剑桥词典
- The grass glistened in the early-morning dew .
- He sat on the grass, strumming his guitar .
- A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden .
- Visitors are requested not to walk on the grass.
- We sat on the shady grass for our picnic .
grass noun (PLANT)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 or 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a low , green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface , having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in large numbers
草,青草
a blade of grass 一片草叶
cut the grass 割草
a vase of dried flowers and grasses (= different types of grass) 插着干花草的花瓶
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] slang
→ cannabis
(同 cannabis)
例句
grass noun (PERSON)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]UK slang
a person , usually a criminal , who tells the police about other criminals ' activities告密者,通风报信者(通常指告发其同伙的罪犯)
也见 supergrass
习语
the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)put sb out to grass 返回 grass