grass
柯林斯詞典
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. 帳篷周圍的草叢里有小東西在動(dòng)。
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. 這山望著那山高
He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere. 他當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)我們感到很滿意，但想看看有沒(méi)有更好的。
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grass /ɡrɑ?s/ (grasses)
劍橋詞典
- 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)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]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 一片草葉
cut the grass 割草
a vase of dried flowers and grasses (= different types of grass) 插著干花草的花瓶
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] slang
→? cannabis
（同 cannabis）
例句
grass noun (PERSON)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]UK slang
a person , usually a criminal , who tells the police about other criminals ' activities告密者，通風(fēng)報(bào)信者（通常指告發(fā)其同伙的罪犯）
也見(jiàn) supergrass
習(xí)語(yǔ)
the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)put sb out to grass 返回 grass