单词	pasture
释义	pasture1 nounpasture2 verb pasturepas‧ture1 /ˈpɑːstʃə $ ˈpæstʃər/ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpasture1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French, Late Latin pastura, from Latin pascere ‘to feed’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a cow pasture EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As Balfour talked, the men casually watched the infested pasture. By pastures green, he leadeth me, the quiet waters by. I said I hoped no angels were flying over the pasture. In some areas woodland, waste or upland pasture was cleared and developed and new settlements established. Net income on the pasture is £2450 per year. Other considerations for siting Neolithic settlements included good water and soil, and convenient pasture land for newly domesticated animals. Radiating outwards are the paths to the pastures and the frontiers of the Masai world. Simon then had the agonising decision as to whether Wizard should stay or go off to pastures new. Thesaurus THESAURUS► field noun [countable] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass: · a wheat field· Cows were grazing in the field. ► meadow noun [countable] a field with wild grass and flowers: · alpine meadows ► paddock noun [countable] a small field in which horses are kept: · Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses. ► pasture noun [countable, uncountable] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on: · large areas of rough upland pasture· cow pastures WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► arable · These basic land uses of arable, pasture and meadow were, of course, supplemented at different times. ► good · However, they required good pasture and plentiful hay and would probably always have been kept in closes near to the farmsteads.· But they do not move blindly, in the hope of coming to better pastures.· Birth control Reared outside and fed on good pasture, lamb has a fine, fragrant flavour.· When their numbers reach a peak, like bees in a hive, they decide to migrate to better pastures.· They were most marked on the heavy clays that overlie most of the Midlands, which produced good pastures.· Good meadow hay consists of the same grasses and clovers as a good pasture.· A good run in pastures new would do you a world of good.· Cattle required good quality pasture and plentiful hay if they were to be kept over the winter, which they generally were. ► green · At its southern end are the rolling green pastures of Parliament Hill, north London's premier spot for kite-flying.· Sometimes, cowboys use more heroic life-saving measures, lifting weak cattle into trucks so they can be hauled to greener pastures.· A flock of sheep grazed in one green pasture, across the fence from a herd of contented Guernseys.· Open green pastures and the distinctive monoliths gathered together in a circle.· Drought had prompted ranch manager Matt Swan to move most of the cattle from the 7-L Camp to greener pastures.· Then, a little higher, it surprised them, suddenly unveiling green pasture and rose bushes with delicate pink blossom.· The narrator and her parents and neighbors leave their home in the Midwest and head to greener pastures via the Oregon Trail. ► high · There's good sport over that high pasture, I remember it well from my time there as a boy.· On his way to town, he came out of a high pasture and found himself looking at a farm.· Shortly before the first autumn snows the flock is brought down from the high pastures.· The highest pasture was green again.· This traditional migration to the high pastures freed by summer is called transhumance.· Animals still travel up to the high pastures, but today the migration is by truck, and not on foot.· Many of the Site Classe areas are small and not subject to change, e. g. small lakes, wetlands or high pasture. ► lush · Both Rusedski and Sampras will now be looking forward to the lusher pastures of Wimbledon.· It is a rich dairy-farming district of lush pastures and scattered woodland. ► new · It is now time to move on to new pastures.· On the other, it could opt for new and greener pastures.· If possible the new pasture should have a good nutritional value; alternatively some supplementary feeding may be given.· It is therefore advisable to give at least one annual spring treatment to all stock prior to moving to new pastures. ► permanent · These were in contrast to upland permanent pasture, where arable farming could only be undertaken infrequently, in special circumstances.· All permanent pasture and most leys contain a large number of grasses, clovers, weeds, and herbs.· Their construction and use indicates permanent pasture, thus they presumably represent abandoned areas when occurring on village and field sites.· Upland farms usually have at least 50% or even all of the land classified as enclosed, sown, short-term and permanent pastures.· As mentioned earlier, most permanent pastures can be improved in both composition and productivity by good management.· The present agricultural pattern has clearly involved great changes and the loss of permanent pasture is of particular significance ornithologically.· Total production in the long term is seldom higher than that of permanent pasture.· Areas of woodland and permanent pasture are mapped together with built-up areas as inaccessible to archaeologists. ► rich · Its rich pastures are cropped by semi-wild sheep and fertilised by the prolific bird life.· John noticed that as they left the rich pastures of Leinster and rode into Munster the degree of destitution worsened considerably.· The Sardinians were great experts in both activities for which their remote dwellings surrounded by rich Tuscan pastures were the ideal environment. ► rough · For years he had refused, as it would have upset his hens in their rough pasture.· At the moment it looks more like a bit of rough pasture ... full of dandelions and clover patches.· The separation is at its most apparent in the summer, when the males feed on rougher pastures higher up the mountain.· The changes were largely at the expense of moorland, heath and rough pasture. NOUN► land · The village became surrounded by fields and pasture land.· Other considerations for siting Neolithic settlements included good water and soil, and convenient pasture land for newly domesticated animals. VERB► graze · A flock of sheep grazed in one green pasture, across the fence from a herd of contented Guernseys. ► move · It is now time to move on to new pastures.· The bill poster had moved on to dryer pastures and all the gas-lamps were now lit.· It is therefore advisable to give at least one annual spring treatment to all stock prior to moving to new pastures. 1land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on:  large areas of rough upland pasture the lush pastures of the southern counties2put something/somebody out to pasture a)to move cattle, horses etc into a field to feed on the grass b)informal to make someone leave their job because you think they are too old to do it well3pastures new/greener pastures a new and exciting or better job, place, or activity – used humorously:  I’d like to say goodbye to Paul who leaves us for pastures new. pasture1 nounpasture2 verb pasturepasture2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE pasture Simple Form Present I, you, we, they pasture he, she, it pastures Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they pastured Present perfect I, you, we, they have pastured he, she, it has pastured Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had pastured Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will pasture Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have pastured Continuous Form Present I am pasturing he, she, it is pasturing you, we, they are pasturing Past I, he, she, it was pasturing you, we, they were pasturing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been pasturing he, she, it has been pasturing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been pasturing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be pasturing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been pasturing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Haciendas have taken over lands previously used by their indigenous workers for domestic production and converted them to pasture. When horses and donkeys are pastured together there is no doubt that each species mates preferentially with its own kind. With the new set-aside agricultural policies, there is a possibility that cultivated parks can be put back to pasture. word sets WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb 1[transitive] to put animals outside in a field to feed on the grass2[intransitive + on] if animals pasture on a particular area of land, they eat the grass that is growing there
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