They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.他們拖著腳步沿著草皮慢慢地走向懸崖邊。
N-COUNT
(鋪草坪用的)草皮塊
A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.
例句
Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.抬草皮時小心點——它們還能在別處重新利用。
N-UNCOUNT
(熟悉的)地區，地盤
Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.
例句
Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks...巴黎是他們的地盤：那里熟悉的大街、劇院、住宅和公園。On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.那家聯合銀行在它自己的地盤上就無可匹敵了。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
草皮
laying turf to create a lawn鋪設草皮作草坪primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks由草皮和木條搭建的原始村舍They still cut turf here for fuel.在這里他們仍然割草皮作燃料。He was busy laying turf.他正忙著鋪草皮。
草皮塊(通常為正方形或長方形)
We have ordered several turfs to make our lawn.我們訂購了一些草皮塊鋪個草坪。
賽馬場；賽馬
the hallowed turf of Wembley神圣賽場文布利the team’s first success of the season on home turf這個隊在主場贏得的本賽季第一場勝利History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf.以往的記錄表明新西蘭隊在主場賽馬中幾乎從來沒有輸給英國隊。
<非正>地盤;勢力范圍
Street violence has escalated as a result of a turf war between rival neighbourhood gangs.兩個地段流氓團伙之間因地盤之爭引發街頭暴力升級。Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged.兩個部門合并時總免不了爭爭權限。
vt.
用草皮覆蓋
It will be good if that part of the garden is turfed.要是那片園地鋪上草皮,那是很好的。
把…趕出，驅逐出(地方、組織等)
We need to turf the Democratic party out.我們應該把民主黨趕走。Several families have been turfed out of their homes.有幾家人被逐出了家園。The boys should have been turfed off the bus.這些男孩原本應該被趕下公共汽車的。
丟棄，扔掉(不需要的東西)
The shop is full of beautiful clothes that people have turfed out.這家商店里面全是人們處理掉的漂亮衣服。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. surface layer of ground containing a matt 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