turf

noun

1. 草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块
   short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden/yard)
   1. newly laid turf
      新铺的草皮
   2. the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
      温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
2. 泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块
   peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
3. 赛马
   the sport of horse racing
4. （自己的）地盘，势力范围
   the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
   1. He feels more confident on home turf .
      他在主场感到更有信心。

verb

1. 用草皮覆盖
   to cover an area of ground with turf

turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。


1. N-UNCOUNT 草皮
   Turf is short, thick, even grass.
   1. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.
      他们拖着脚步沿着草皮慢慢地走向悬崖边。
2. N-COUNT (铺草坪用的)草皮块
   A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.
   1. Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.
      抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。
3. N-UNCOUNT (熟悉的)地区，地盘
   Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.
   1. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks...
      巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。
   2. On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.
      那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。

1. The hallowed turf of Twickenham is the venue for the Middlesex Rugby Sevens Finals
   备受尊崇的特威肯纳姆体育场是米德尔塞克斯七人制橄榄球赛决赛的比赛场地。
2. Leather overshoes were put on the horses 'hooves to stop them marking the turf
   马蹄上套了皮套子，以免弄脏赛马场。
3. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower
   一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。
4. He squelched across the turf
   他扑哧扑哧地走过草皮。
5. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.
   他们拖着脚步沿着草皮慢慢地走向悬崖边。
6. Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.
   抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。
7. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks
   巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。
8. On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.
   那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。
9. The estate is at the centre of a bitter turf war between rival drug gangs.
   该地产正处于两伙敌对的毒品犯罪团伙激烈火拼的中心地带。
10. Both sides say this is more than just a turf war between big and small banks.
    双方都称这不仅仅是大小银行争地盘这么简单的问题。
11. Viewers could smell popcorn and hot dogs, and they could smell and feel the turf.
    观众可以闻到爆米花和热狗的味道，也可以嗅到与感受到草皮的存在。
12. The gymnastics team won the championship on home turf.
    体操队在本国赛场获得了冠军。
13. My man was killed right here on your turf.
    我的人在你的地盘被杀了。
14. The seed does not complain because there are stones and turf in way.
    种子没有抱怨，因为在它的道路上有石头和草皮。正：种子并不因为有石头和草皮挡住它的路而抱怨。
15. My father used a special spade for digging turf.
    我父亲用一把特别的铲子挖草皮。
16. We made a fire of turf and wood in the middle and fried our sausages on the stones.
    我们用干草和木材在正中间生起火，在石头上烤香肠。
17. I never ever want to see you on my turf again.
    我不想在我的地盘上再看到你们。
18. Master, you're on my turf.
    师父，都到了我的地盘了。
19. Position the turf at one side and then unroll the lawn to the preferred length and trim.
    草坪的立场，在一方，然后套草坪到首选的长度和修剪。
20. Sod, or turf, might not seem like a farm crop.
    草皮或草地，似乎并不像是一种农场作物。
21. Already there was among our nobility and gentry a passion for the amusements of the turf.
    赛马在我们的贵族和中上阶层中已是一种倍受睐的娱乐活动了。
22. If you were in their shoes, the turf might not look so lush and inviting.
    如果你处于和他们一样的状况，草地可能不看起来如此苍翠繁茂和引人动心的。
23. Traffic tolerance is critical for assessing quality and life span of sports turf.
    耐践踏性是影响运动场草坪运动质量和使用寿命的关键。
24. The growth rate and moving biomass of Kentucky bluegrass turf were affected by the quantity of nitrogen fertilizer.
    氮肥用量是提高草地早熟禾草坪生长速率和修剪量的主要因素。
25. Turf and drought-resistant vegetation are mainly used for greening.
    绿化主要以草皮、抗旱植物为主。
26. Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of and now we have nothing to burn.
    因为天气潮湿，我们现在连草皮都没有得烧了。
27. Low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
    贴近地面生长的植物，种植在荫蔽处或草皮难以生长的陡峭的斜坡上。
28. Local drought-resistant vegetation is used as greening turf.
    绿化草皮选用当地耐旱植被。
29. A model of durable tolerance of sport turf was established in this study according to on-the-spot sampling, together with and different treatments of trampling.
    本文通过对足球场和高尔夫球场的现场测定取样和运动场草坪草践踏的不同研究方法，制定了一个简单、量化的耐用强度模型。
30. Therefore, the research on introduction and domestication of turfgrass should be the focus in turf science currently.
    因此，草坪草的引种与驯化是当前草坪科学的研究重点。

turf sb out (of sth)

turf sb off (sth)

1. 赶出，驱逐出（地方、组织等）
   to make sb leave a place, an organization, etc.

noun

1. range of jurisdiction or influence
   1. a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system

2. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

3. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

   Synonym:    sodswardgreensward

verb

1. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots