| 单词 | pasture |
| 释义 | pasture (pɑːstʃəʳ , pæs- ) Word forms: pastures 1. variable noun Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture. ...mountain pastures. Synonyms: grassland, grass, meadow, grazing 2. pastures new phrase If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons. ...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas. 3. put sth out to pasture phrase If you put animals out to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass. 4. put sb out to pasture phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is being put out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful. [informal, disapproval] I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture. Idioms: put someone out to pasture to make someone retire from their job, or move them to an unimportant job, usually because people think that they are too old to be useful I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: acres of pasture It's set in 104 acres of pasture, woodland and ponds, with a separate three-bedroom miller's house. Times, Sunday Times The 18th-century home has 34 acres of pasture and woodland south and east of the property. Times, Sunday Times This nine-bedrooom, 11,700sq ft property has 94 acres of pasture and woodland, wild flower meadows, a swimming pool, 'a party barn' and numerous outbuildings. Times, Sunday Times It also has a goose house, a large outbuilding, 11 acres of pasture and woodland and a section of a shingle beach. Times, Sunday Times It has 20 acres of pasture - so there's plenty of opportunity for scything. Times, Sunday Times By the end of the 20th century there were still a few farms that had favorable terrain and were supported by numerous mountain pastures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the spring they drove the cattle up into the mountain pastures and stayed there all summer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has resulted in the degradation of mountain pastures and the extinction of valuable forage species and medicinal plants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shearing was usually done in the spring before the herds were moved to mountain pastures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are best adapted to the mountain pastures because they have strong, long legs, and they can also survive on poor and scarce feed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A decade or so ago, you could pick up a picturesque farmhouse set in rolling pasture or a flat with a spectacular sea view for next to nothing. Times, Sunday Times It's a wonderful land of unrelenting forest and rolling pasture, punctuated by ponds and lakes full of carp, and small chateaux that appear when you pull the branches aside. Times,Sunday Times Art adorns the walls, from 19thcentury rural scenes to dramatic modern abstracts, and from every window you look out over rolling pastures. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 牧场 Japanese: 牧草地 |
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