1 N-MASS 草;青草 Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground.
草;青草 2 N-SING 草地;草坪;草场 If you talk about
the grass, you are referring to an area of ground that is covered with grass, for example in your garden.
草地;草坪;草场 -
In the old days, there were strict fines for walking on the grass or missing a study period.
过去,踩踏草坪或旷课都会被重金处罚。
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I'm going to cut the grass.
我要去修剪草坪了。
3 N-UNCOUNT 同marijuana Grass is the same as
marijuana .
同marijuana [informal] 4 VERB (向警方等)揭发,告发 If you say that one person
grasses on another, the first person tells the police or other authorities about something criminal or wrong which the second person has done.
(向警方等)揭发,告发 [British, informal, disapproval] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION] -
His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang. [VERB + on]
妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。
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He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing. [VERB]
他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。
Grass up means the same as
grass .
grass up同grass 5 N-COUNT 告密者;揭发者 A
grass is someone who tells the police or other authorities about criminal activities that they know about.
告密者;揭发者 [British, informal, disapproval] 6 PHRASE 草是那边绿;这山望着那山高 If you say
the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
草是那边绿;这山望着那山高 7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] (因年老等)被辞退,遭解雇 If you say that someone is being
put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
(因年老等)被辞退,遭解雇 [British, informal] -
The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No'.
首相拒绝被解除职务,当问到他是否会辞职时,他说,“我的回答是不。”
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 put out to pasture
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