| 单词 | turfs | 
| 释义 | turf1 of 2noun   ˈtərf     plural turfs ˈtərfs  1  a    : the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat    also : a piece of this   b    : an artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field)    c    : grass sense 3   2  a    : territory that one considers to be under one's control  … a sea lion colony of 30 or more animals sleeping or fighting to protect their turf.— The assassination attempt served as a warning …. It … had the hallmark of the cartel staking out its turf, she [Gladys McCormick] said.— got caught in a turf war  b    : a frequently or habitually visited place : stomping ground  He grew up in Pennsylvania, in the small town of Shillington outside Reading, and seemed tickled to be returning to his old turf.—  c    : territory sense 2  … would have to play two of the last three games on hostile turf.— In chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar turf.  also : a sphere of activity or influence   … people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy turf. — If you can't compete directly, fight them outside of their turf. Target a different audience, or utilize channels that your competitors aren't currently touching. — 3  a    : a track or course for horse racing    b    : the sport or business of horse racing   4  a    : peat sense 2    b    : a piece of peat dried for fuel    turfy   ˈtər-fē adjective turf2 of 2 verb  turfed; turfing; turfs   transitive verb 1   : to cover with turf   2  chiefly British   : to eject forcibly : kick  —usually used with out   turfs noun variants  also turves  as in territories Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance 
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