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【草地、放牧 】

"pasture" 既可以是 名词,也可以是 动词,主要和 草地、放牧 相关。以下是详细解析及例句:


1. 名词:牧场,草地(供动物吃草的土地)

  • The cows are grazing in the pasture.
    (奶牛正在牧场上吃草。)
  • They own a large pasture for their sheep.
    (他们有一大片供羊吃草的牧场。)
  • The horses ran freely across the green pasture.
    (马儿在绿色的牧场上自由奔跑。)

近义词:meadow, grassland, grazing land


2. 名词(比喻义):生活状况、工作环境(尤其用于 "new pastures" 表示新的机会或发展)

  • He left the company in search of new pastures.
    (他离开公司去寻找新的机会。)
  • After retirement, she moved to the countryside for greener pastures.
    (退休后,她搬到了乡下,寻求更美好的生活。)

短语

  • greener pastures → 更好的前景、更美好的生活
    Many people move abroad in search of greener pastures.
    (许多人移居国外,寻找更好的发展机会。)

3. 动词:放牧(让牲畜在牧场上吃草)

  • The farmer pastures his sheep on the hillside.
    (农夫在山坡上放牧他的羊群。)
  • The cattle were pastured near the river.
    (这些牛被放养在河边。)

近义词:graze, feed


常见短语

  • put out to pasture → (字面意思:让牲畜去牧场)
    引申义:让某人退休、淘汰某物
    After 40 years of service, he was put out to pasture.
    (工作了 40 年后,他被安排退休了。)
    The old machines were finally put out to pasture.
    (那些旧机器终于被淘汰了。)
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