turf 音标拼音: [t'ɚf]
n . 草地,泥炭,跑马场
vt . 覆草皮于
草地,泥炭,跑马场覆草皮於
turf n 1 :
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots [
synonym : {
turf }, {
sod }, {
sward }, {
greensward }]
2 :
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own 3 :
range of jurisdiction or influence ; "
a bureaucracy ...
chiefly concerned with turf ...
and protecting the retirement system "
v 1 :
cover (
the ground )
with a surface layer of grass or grass roots Turf \
Turf \ (
t [^
u ]
rf ),
n .;
pl . {
Turfs } (
t [^
u ]
rfs ),
Obs . {
Turves }
(
t [^
u ]
rvz ). [
AS .
turf ;
akin to D .
turf peat ,
G .
torf ,
OHG .
zurba turf ,
Sw . &
Icel .
torf turf ,
peat ,
Dan .
t ["
o ]
rv ,
Skr .
darbha a kind of grass ,
a tuft of grass . [
root ]
242 .]
1 .
That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants ,
so as to adhere and form a kind of mat ;
sward ;
sod .
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At his head a grass -
green turf . --
Shak .
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The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves . --
Milton .
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2 .
Peat ,
especially when prepared for fuel .
See {
Peat }.
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3 .
Race course ;
horse racing ; --
preceded by the . "
We . . .
claim the honors of the turf ." --
Cowper .
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Note :
Turf is often used adjectively ,
or to form compounds which are generally self -
explaining ;
as ,
turf ashes ,
turf cutter or turf -
cutter ,
turf pit or turf -
pit ,
turf -
built ,
turf -
clad ,
turf -
covered ,
etc .
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{
Turf ant } (
Zool .),
a small European ant ({
Formica flava })
which makes small ant -
hills on heaths and commons .
{
Turf drain },
a drain made with turf or peat .
{
Turf hedge },
a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds .
{
Turf house },
a house or shed formed of turf ,
common in the northern parts of Europe .
{
Turf moss }
a tract of turfy ,
mossy ,
or boggy land .
{
Turf spade },
a spade for cutting and digging turf ,
longer and narrower than the common spade .
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Turf \
Turf \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Turfed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Turfing }.]
To cover with turf or sod ;
as ,
to turf a bank ,
or the border of a terrace . --
A .
Tucker .
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117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
turf ":
alcohol ,
ambit ,
archery ground ,
area ,
athletic field ,
backyard ,
badminton court ,
bailiwick ,
banish ,
baseball field ,
basketball court ,
benzine ,
billiard parlor ,
bounce ,
bowling alley ,
bowling green ,
briquette ,
burnable ,
butane ,
carbon ,
charcoal ,
coal ,
coke ,
combustible ,
constituency ,
course ,
court ,
cricket ground ,
croquet ground ,
croquet lawn ,
diamond ,
dismiss ,
divot ,
dope ,
eject ,
ethane ,
ethanol ,
exile ,
expel ,
fairway ,
field ,
fire ,
fireball ,
firing ,
flammable ,
flammable material ,
football field ,
footing ,
fuel ,
fuel additive ,
fuel dope ,
gas ,
gas carbon ,
gasoline ,
glaciarium ,
golf course ,
golf links ,
grass ,
green ,
greensward ,
gridiron ,
gym ,
gymnasium ,
heptane ,
hexane ,
ice rink ,
infield ,
inflammable ,
inflammable material ,
isooctane ,
jet fuel ,
kerosene ,
lawn ,
links ,
methane ,
methanol ,
natural gas ,
octane ,
oil ,
orbit ,
oust ,
outfield ,
oval ,
paraffin ,
peat ,
pentane ,
playground ,
playing field ,
playroom ,
polo ground ,
pool hall ,
poolroom ,
propane ,
propellant ,
putting green ,
racecourse ,
racing ,
racket court ,
region ,
rink ,
rocket fuel ,
sack ,
skating rink ,
soccer field ,
sod ,
sphere ,
sphere of influence ,
squash court ,
stamping ground ,
stretch ,
sward ,
tennis court ,
territory ,
the turf ,
throw out ,
track ,
vantage
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