英语词汇“grass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grass n.

Plant Biology[countable] a plant that has jointed stems and bladelike leaves and is grown for lawns, used as pasture, or cut for hay.
Plant Biology such plants thought of as a group:[uncountable]Grass won't grow there.
grass-covered ground:[uncountable]a picnic on the grass.
[uncountable][Slang.]marijuana.

Idioms

Idioms let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action.

grass n.

Plant Biologyany plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Cf. grass family.
Plant Biologysuch plants collectively, as when cultivated in lawns or used as pasture for grazing animals or cut and dried as hay.
the grass-covered ground.
pasture:Half the farm is grass.
[Slang.]marijuana.
grasses, stalks or sprays of grass:filled with dried grasses.
the season of the new growth of grass.
Idioms go to grass, to retire from one's occupation or profession:Many executives lack a sense of purpose after they have gone to grass.
Idioms let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action, progress, etc.;
become slack in one's efforts.

v.t.

to cover with grass or turf.
to feed with growing grass;
pasture.
to lay (something) on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching.

v.i.

to feed on growing grass;
graze.
to produce grass;
become covered with grass.

bef. 900; Middle English gras, Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green

grass′less, adj.
grass′like′, adj.
grass′ward, grass′wards, adv. adj.

Grass n.

Gün•ter (Wil•helm) born 1927, German novelist, poet, and playwright.

grass /ɡrɑːs/ n

any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc
such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etc
Related adjective(s): verdant
ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc
ground on which animals are grazed; pasture
a slang word for marijuana
Brit slang a person who informs, esp on criminals
let the grass grow under one's feet ⇒ to squander time or opportunity

to cover or become covered with grass
to feed or be fed with grass
(transitive) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun
(intransitive) usually followed by on: Brit slang to inform, esp to the police

See also grass upEtymology: Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sap

ˈgrassˌlike adj

单词	grass
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 grass /græs/USA pronunciation n. Plant Biology[countable] a plant that has jointed stems and bladelike leaves and is grown for lawns, used as pasture, or cut for hay. Plant Biology such plants thought of as a group:[uncountable]Grass won't grow there. grass-covered ground:[uncountable]a picnic on the grass. [uncountable][Slang.]marijuana. Idioms Idioms let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 grass (gras, gräs),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologyany plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Cf. grass family. Plant Biologysuch plants collectively, as when cultivated in lawns or used as pasture for grazing animals or cut and dried as hay. the grass-covered ground. pasture:Half the farm is grass. [Slang.]marijuana. grasses, stalks or sprays of grass:filled with dried grasses. the season of the new growth of grass. Idioms go to grass, to retire from one's occupation or profession:Many executives lack a sense of purpose after they have gone to grass. Idioms let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action, progress, etc.; become slack in one's efforts. v.t. to cover with grass or turf. to feed with growing grass; pasture. to lay (something) on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching. v.i. to feed on growing grass; graze. to produce grass; become covered with grass. bef. 900; Middle English gras, Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green grass′less, adj. grass′like′, adj. grass′ward, grass′wards, adv. adj. Grass (gräs; Ger.* gräs),USA pronunciation* n. Gün•ter (Wil•helm) (gŏŏn′tər wil′helm; Ger.* gyn′tər vil′helm),USA pronunciation* born 1927, German novelist, poet, and playwright. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grass /ɡrɑːs/ n any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etc Related adjective(s): verdant ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc ground on which animals are grazed; pasture a slang word for marijuana Brit slang a person who informs, esp on criminals let the grass grow under one's feet ⇒ to squander time or opportunity vb to cover or become covered with grass to feed or be fed with grass (transitive) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun (intransitive) usually followed by on: Brit slang to inform, esp to the police See also grass upEtymology: Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sap ˈgrassˌlike adj
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