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grass noun
⇨ grassgrass verb
⇨ tell 2 grass noun grass ♦︎ lawn ♦︎ turf ♦︎ green ♦︎ commonThese are all words for an area of ground covered with grass. 这些词均表示草地、草坪、草场。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on the grass / lawn / turf / green / common◆to sit on / cut / mow the grass / lawn■ grass [singular, uncountable] ( usually 通常作 the grass) an area of ground covered with grass 草地；草坪；草场◆We all sat down on the grass.我们都坐在草坪上。◆Keep off the grass.请勿践踏草地。■ lawn [countable] an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden or park, or used for playing a game （花园中或运动用的）草坪，草地◆They served afternoon tea on the lawn.他们在草坪上提供下午茶。◆The hotel boasts two tennis courts and a croquet lawn.那家酒店拥有两个网球场和一个槌球草坪。■ turf /tɜːf; NAmE tɜːrf/ [uncountable] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots 草皮◆Try not to walk on newly laid turf until it has rooted down into the soil.在草扎根土壤之前，尽量不要在新铺的草皮上行走。■ green [countable] (BrE) an area of grass, especially in the middle of a town or village （尤指城镇或村中央的）草地，草坪，公共绿地◆Children were playing on the village green.孩子们在村中央的草地上玩耍。ⓘ In golf (in both British and American English) a green is an area of grass cut short around a hole in a golf course. 在英式和美式英语中，green均可指高尔夫球运动场地的果岭，即球穴周围草被剪短的区域◆the 18th green第18果岭◆Did the ball land on the green?球落在果岭了吗？ ■ common [countable] an area of open land in a town or village that anyone may use 公共用地；公地◆We went for a walk on the common.我们在公地上散步。◆Wimbledon Common covers an area of 1 200 acres.温布尔登公地占地1 200英亩。 tell2 verb tell sb the news 告诉某人消息Promise you won't tell. 你要保证不说出去。tell ♦︎ betray ♦︎ stab sb in the back ♦︎ blow the whistle on sb/sth ♦︎ turn King's/Queen's/State's evidence ♦︎ grass ♦︎ blab ♦︎ inform on sb ♦︎ fingerThese words all mean to let sb know a secret or give information about sb/sth to an enemy. 这些词均表示泄密、告密、告发。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to tell / blow the whistle / grass / inform on sb◆to betray sb / grass / blab to sb◆to tell on / betray / inform on a friend◆to betray / blow the whistle on / inform on a colleague◆to betray / blow the whistle on your partner / husband / employer / wife / master■ tell (told, told) [intransitive] (informal, especially spoken, often disapproving) to let sb know a secret 泄密；告发◆Promise you won't tell.你要保证不说出去。◆'Who are you going out with tonight?' 'That would be telling!'(= it's a secret) “你今晚要和谁约会？”“那可不能讲！”◆Don't tell on me, will you?(= Don't tell anyone in authority what I have done.) 别告发我，好吗？■ betray [transitive] (rather formal, disapproving) to give information about sb/sth to an enemy 出卖；泄漏（秘密）◆For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄漏国家机密。◆He was offered money to betray his colleagues.有人收买他出卖他的同事。 see also give sb/sth away ⇨ reveal , betray ⇨ cheat verb , betrayal ⇨ betrayal ■ stab sb in the ˈback idiom (-bb-) (informal) to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you 暗算某人；陷害（或中伤）信任你的人◆It was very competitive and everyone was stabbing everyone else in the back.竞争太激烈了，所有人都在暗中相互算计。■ blow the ˈwhistle on sb/sth idiom (blew, blown) (informal, often approving, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing 检举，告发（不当或违法之事）◆It is getting more difficult for people to blow the whistle on their employers.人们要告发雇主越来越难了。■ turn King's ˈevidence■ turn Queen's ˈevidence (BrE) (NAmE turn State's ˈevidence) idiom to give information against other criminals in order to get a less severe punishment 提供同犯的罪证，揭发其他案犯（以求减轻惩罚）◆Two of the prisoners agreed to turn Queen's evidence.两名囚犯愿意揭发其他案犯。■ grass [intransitive] (BrE, slang, disapproving) to tell the police about sb's criminal activities （向警方）告密，告发◆Who grassed on us?谁向警方告发了我们？◆You wouldn't grass up your mates, would you?你不会告发你的同伴，对吧？■ blab (-bb-) [intransitive, transitive] (informal, disapproving) to tell sb sth that should be kept secret （向某人）透露秘密，告密◆Someone must have blabbed to the police.一定有人向警方告密了。◆Try not to blab the whole story.整件事都不要说出去。■ inˈform on sb phrasal verb (rather formal, often disapproving) to tell the police or sb in authority about sb's criminal activities 告发；检举◆He informed on his own brother.他告发了他的亲弟弟。■ finger [transitive] (especially NAmE, informal) to accuse sb of doing sth illegal and tell the police about it （向警方）告发，告密◆Who fingered him for the burglaries?谁告发他入室盗窃的？ |