turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2. turves 有时用作义项 2 的复数。
- N-UNCOUNT 草皮
Turf is short, thick, even grass.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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。 - 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。