pasture
grassland
lawn
meadow【导航词义:草场】
pasture n. 牧场
〔辨析〕指供放牧用的草场。
〔例证〕
They were in search of pasture for their animals.
他们在为牲口寻找牧场。
There are lush pastures in the southern counties.
南部各郡有茂盛的牧场。
grassland n. 草原
〔辨析〕指长满野草的大片开阔土地。
〔例证〕
He longed to live in the grasslands.
他向往生活在草原上。
These pictures tell what the grasslands are like.
从这些图片中可以了解草原是什么样的。
lawn n. 草地,草坪
〔辨析〕指公园或花园里的草坪。
〔例证〕
Who helps you mow the lawn?
谁帮你修剪草坪?
Obviously, this lawn has been carefully tended.
很明显,这块草坪受到了细心呵护。
meadow n. 草地
〔辨析〕指野外有花草的地方。
〔例证〕
Two boys were chasing butterflies in a beautiful meadow.
两个小男孩在美丽的草地上追逐蝴蝶。
browse
graze
pasture【导航词义:吃草】
browse v. 吃(草)
〔辨析〕指牛、羊、鹿等吃草或高处的植物绿叶。
〔例证〕
The sheep are browsing on the hillside.
羊群正在山坡上吃草。
The camels browsed on the trees.
骆驼吃树的枝叶。
graze v. 放牧;(牛、羊等)吃青草
〔辨析〕既可指使牲畜啃食牧草,也可指动物吃草。
〔例证〕
They decided to graze cattle in their fields.
他们决定在自己田里牧牛。
The sheep were turned out to graze.
羊被放出去吃草。
The vast area not far away is the fields on which they used to graze.
不远处那片广阔的田地就是他们曾经放牧的地方。
pasture v. 放牧;(牛、马等)吃(草)
〔辨析〕主要指放牧牛、马等家畜,也可指牛、羊等吃草。
〔例证〕
Several boys planned to pasture their cattle together.
几个小男孩计划一起去放牛。
The cows are put out to pasture.
这些奶牛被放出去吃草。