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单词 turf
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turf

noun
/tɜːf/
/tɜːrf/
(plural turfs, turves
/tɜːvz/
/tɜːrvz/
)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden)
    • newly laid turf
    • (especially British English) the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
    see also surf and turf, surf ’n’ turf
    Extra Examples
    • We laid turf to create a lawn.
    • primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks
    • The training area includes a synthetic turf field.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • green
    • soft
    • springy
    … of turf
    • piece
    • sod
    verb + turf
    • cut
    • lay
    turf + noun
    • field
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  2. [uncountable, countable] peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
  3. the turf
    [singular] the sport of horse racingTopics Sports: other sportsc2
  4. [uncountable] (informal) the place where somebody lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
    • He feels more confident on home turf.
    Extra Examples
    • Supercomputers are familiar turf for IBM.
    • We all protect our own turf.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • home
    • familiar
    verb + turf
    • defend
    • protect
    • invade
    turf + noun
    • battle
    • war
    phrases
    • (on) somebody’s own turf
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  5. Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.

turf

verb
/tɜːf/
/tɜːrf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they turf
/tɜːf/
/tɜːrf/
he / she / it turfs
/tɜːfs/
/tɜːrfs/
past simple turfed
/tɜːft/
/tɜːrft/
past participle turfed
/tɜːft/
/tɜːrft/
-ing form turfing
/ˈtɜːfɪŋ/
/ˈtɜːrfɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. turf something to cover an area of ground with turf
    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.
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