| 释义 |
mead·ow
I. \ˈme(ˌ)dō, -_də, often -_dəw+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English medwe, from Old English mǣdwe, oblique case form of mǣd; akin to Old English māwan to mow — more at mow
1. : land in or predominantly in grass : grassland: as
a. : a piece of land on which grass is grown for hay or pasture
b. : a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland often along a watercourse — compare bottom I 6
c. : an upland area covered with grass and herbs and commonly surrounded by woodland
< cool mountain meadows >
d. dialect : an open swampy or marshy area often of considerable extent
< the New Jersey meadows >
2. : a feeding ground for fish
< a cod meadow >
3. : meadow green
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to convert into grassland : use for the production of hay or pasture
< cleared and meadowed the old orchard >
2. : to pasture (livestock) on grazing land |