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pastures

英 [ˈpɑːstʃəz]

美 [ˈpæstʃərz]

n.  牧场; 牧草地; 生活状况; 工作条件; 个人发展的机遇
v.  放牧
pasture的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  • N-VAR 牧场;牧草地
    Pastureis land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat.
    1. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
      牛现在已经放出去了,正在牧场上吃草。
    2. ...mountain pastures.
      高山牧场
  • PHRASE 更好的地方(或工作、条件);更好的前程
    If someone leaves forgreener pastures, or in British Englishpastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
    1. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
      出于经济原因,迈克尔决意去寻找更好的前程。
    2. ...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas.
      到国外寻求更好前程的护士们
  • 放牧
    If youputanimalsout to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass.
    1. PHRASE 让…退休;使赋闲
      If you say that someone is beingput out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
      1. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
        我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。

    双语例句

    • In southwestern Spain is mostly meadows and pastures, with their characteristic vegetation.
      在西班牙西南部的主要是草场和牧场,在那里生长着特色植物。
    • Diminishing returns may eventually set in as overworked employees lose efficiency or leave for more arable pastures.
      逐渐缩小的利润最终开始,当过度工作的员工失去效率或是离开去了更好的地方。
    • These social and environmental processes are stressing the world's arable lands and pastures essential for the provision of food and water and quality air.
      在这些社会和环境进程中,世界上用于提供粮食、水和空气质量所必要的可耕地和牧场日渐减少。
    • In the past, this path would be used for droving sheep to the summer pastures.
      过去,这条路被用于驱赶羊群到夏季牧场。
    • Rice crops and sheep pastures have been stripped bare by the insects which are slowly moving north.
      稻米及牧羊的草场被这群缓慢向北的蝗虫群剥得精光。
    • There desert gave way to pastures.
      在那里,沙漠没有了,出现了一些草场。
    • Beautiful white fencing enclosed the pastures.
      牧场围有漂亮的白色栅栏。
    • We get to frolic in green pastures.
      我们在绿色的牧场上嬉戏。
    • On the boundless pastures, herding sheep on motorbikes has come into vogue among Tibetan lads.
      在无边的草原上骑着摩托车放牧,成了小伙子们的时尚。
    • Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.
      用作牧草或草坪的草,尤其是投球轻击区的草。