Noun:

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

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"
   

Verb:

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

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

1.草皮
turf is short, thick, even grass.

e.g. They shuffled slowly down theturf towards the cliff's edge.
他们拖着脚步沿着草皮慢慢地走向悬崖边。

2.(铺草坪用的)草皮块
Aturf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.

turf的翻译

e.g. Lift theturfs 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.(熟悉的)地区，地盘
Someone'sturf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.

e.g. Theirturf 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。
e.g. On its hometurf, 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。

相关词组：turf out

1. 地盘：社会生物学已然提出了地盘(turf)的概念;这个概念乃是人们所不意识的对thumos的指称,而我们现在则都用这一指称去标示对个人自己的界定. 但是,在人类中,一个人的地盘是其家庭、其党派、其国家、其原则. 社会生物学把人化约成了动物,

2.

2. 泥炭：turbulent motion 湍动 |turf 泥炭 | turgite 水赤铁矿

3. 草地：tureen 有盖汤盘 |turf 草地 |turf-bound 长满草皮的

He was busy leveling the ground and laying turves.

他正忙于平整土地铺草皮。

They still cut turf here for fuel.

在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料。

The centre of attraction was the large turf fire.

最引人注目的地方就是拥有一个大泥炭炉。

Have you any horses on the turf?

赛马场上有没有你的马？

He is more interested in the turf than in working.

他对赛马比对工作更有兴趣。

The government is going to turf the gymnasium.

政府将给体育场铺草坪。

(especially British English)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

newly laid turf

新铺的草皮

He feels more confident on home turf .

他在主场感到更有信心。

He was turfed out of the party.

他已被驱逐出党。

The boys were turfed off the bus.

男孩们被赶下了公共汽车。

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。

Lift the turfs carefully 'u2014 they can be reused elsewhere.

抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。

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。

In process of time, the rain washes off all the turf and grass aforesaid.

日子一久, 经过风吹雨打,上面所说的草和草皮都被冲走了.

The president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors.

那个总裁的辞职是与董事会争权的结果.

We need to turf the Democratic party out.

我们应该把民主党赶走.

He was busy laying turf.

他正忙着铺草皮.

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.

The results showed that coir can significantly promoted shoot growth and increase turf density.

结果显示:细椰纤处理可促进草坪地上部生长及增加密度.

The best integrated turf quality was recorded in Ram I 'u3001 Midnight 'u3001 America 'u3001 Connie 'u3001 Liberator, which could be adopted in Shanxi.

RamI、Midnight、America、Connie、Liberator综合质量表现均衡且分值较高,是山西省推广应用的重点品种.

turf the cat out if you want to sit in the chair.

你要想坐那把椅子,就把猫赶走.

Daddy was busy cutting the turf all day Saturday.

爸爸整个星期六都忙着修剪草皮.

This could be a turf hit, but it doesn't look like your usual gang crap.

可能是抢地盘, 不过好像不是一般的帮派斗殴.

turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged.

两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限.

A method of quantifying irrigation for manilagrass ( Zoysia metrilla ) turf is introduced.

摘要以沟叶结缕草为例,推荐一种有效 定量灌 水方法.

Sod, or turf, might not seem like a farm crop.

草地或者草皮, 可能看上去并不像农作物.

History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf.

以往的记录表明新西兰队在主场比赛中几乎从来没有输给英国队.

Eriksson wishes and expects the turf to be flawless come June.

埃里克森希望到了6月这里的草皮能无可挑剔.

And make no mistake , United really did need a win after last week's turf Moor torment.

无疑,在输给伯恩利之后曼联的确需要一场胜利.

Street violence has escalated as a result of a turf war between rival neighbourhood gangs.

两个地段流氓团伙之间因地盘之争引发街头暴力升级.

They still cut turf here for fuel.

在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料.

The turf felt springy under their feet.

他们走在草皮上,觉得很松软.

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• Throwing stones, turf and other missiles.

  出自：Sir W. Scott

• A low wall of turf and stones.

  出自：Daily News

• I..stood on the springy turf of the cliff-top.

  出自：P. Sayer

• Sow a lawn rather than turf it.

  出自：Amateur Gardening