| 单词 | grass |
| 释义 | grass n. & v. --n 1. a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2. pasture land. 3. grass-covered ground, a lawn (keep off the grass). 4. grazing (out to grass; be at grass). 5. sl. marijuana. 6. Brit. sl. an informer, esp. a police informer. 7. the earth's surface above a mine; the pit-head. 8. sl. asparagus. --v 1. tr. cover with turf. 2. tr. US provide with pasture. 3. Brit. sl. a tr. betray, esp. to the police. b intr. inform the police. 4. tr. knock down; fell (an opponent). 5. tr. a bring (a fish) to the bank. b bring down (a bird) by a shot. Phrases and idioms at grass out of work, on holiday, etc. grass bird Austral. any of various warblers, esp. of the genus Megalurus, living among reeds. grass-box a receptacle for cut grass on a lawnmower. grass-cloth a linen-like cloth woven from ramie etc. grass court a grass-covered lawn-tennis court. grass of Parnassus a herbaceous plant, Parnassia palustris. grass parakeet Austral. a parakeet, esp. of the genus Neophema, frequenting grassland. grass roots 1. a fundamental level or source. 2. ordinary people, esp. as voters; the rank and file of an organization, esp. a political party. grass skirt a skirt made of long grass and leaves fastened to a waistband. grass snake 1. Brit. the common ringed snake, Natrix natrix. 2. US the common greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis. grass tree = BLACKBOY. grass widow (or widower) a person whose husband (or wife) is away for a prolonged period. grass-wrack eel-grass. not let the grass grow under one's feet be quick to act or to seize an opportunity. Derivatives grassless adj. grasslike adj. Etymology: OE gr{aelig}s f. Gmc, rel. to GREEN, GROW |
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