lawn
四级,六级,考研,托福,雅思,1
英[lɔːn]
|美[lɔn]
日语:芝生
法语:pelouse
德语:Rasen
韩语:잔디
俄语:césped
牛津词典
noun
- 草坪;草地
an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden/yard or park, or used for playing a game on
- In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week.
夏天我们每周得修剪草坪两次。 - a croquet lawn
槌球场
- 上等细棉布(或麻布)
a type of fine cotton or linen cloth used for making clothes
词形变化
中文词源
lawn 草坪,草地
来自古英语laune,词源同land,荒野,土地。后该词用来指荒野,杂草地,现指草坪,草地。
双语例句
- They are camped out in tents on the front lawn.
他们在门前的草坪上支起帐篷宿营了。
- Having mown the lawn, there are all those grass clippings to get rid of.
修剪草坪后有很多剪下的碎草需要清理。
- Discuss pollution with your child, emphasizing how nice a clean street, lawn, or park looks.
和孩子讨论污染问题,强调清洁的街道、草地或公园有多么美丽。
- You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
- As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught her eye.
她转过身,瞥见有个东西从草地上穿了过去。
- When she and Luther got their house, they would fence off a lawn and raise roses from cuttings
等她和卢瑟有了自己的房子,他们就会围起一块草坪扦插玫瑰。
- The lawn contained a mixture of grasses.
草坪上生长着各种青草。
- He crossed the lawn and hurdled the short fence
他跑过草地,跳过低矮的栅栏。
- A week later, the same guys jumped on me on our own front lawn
一个星期后,同一伙人又在我们家门口的草坪上袭击了我。
- They were sitting on the lawn under a large beech tree.
他们坐在一棵高大的山毛榉树下的草坪上。
- He remembered mowing the lawn, lounging around the swimming pool.
他还记得修剪草坪、在泳池边闲荡的情景。
- He was on the front lawn, measuring out two circles.
他在前面的草坪上丈量并标记出两个圆圈。
- He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.
他继续剪草坪,并做些其他日常杂务。
- She ran swiftly over the lawn to the gate
她一溜烟穿过草地跑到了大门口。
- There were ducks quacking on the lawn.
草地上有几只鸭子在嘎嘎叫。
- If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass.
这种喷雾剂向草坪上轻轻一喷,就会使草枯黄。
- They sprawled in lawn chairs, snoozing
他们手脚张开地躺在草地躺椅上,打着呼噜。
- The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.
草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。
- She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn
她把椅子转过来,向外凝视着屋后的草坪。
- The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
窗户外边是一块草地,高高的草随风摇摆。
- The traditional lawn has been replaced by low-cost terracing, with a raised pool and waterfall.
传统的草坪已经被低成本梯田所取代,梯田上有个高位水塘和瀑布似的水流。
- They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls
他们不希望坐在草坪上时被别人盯着看,于是便筑起了高墙。
- There is a verdant lawn in front of the dormitory.
宿舍前是绿茵茵的草坪。
- I turned a somersault on the lawn.
我在草地上翻了个跟头。
- The lawn needs mowing.
这草坪的草该割了。
- Keep off the lawn [ grass].
请勿践踏草地。
- He hired a man to mow the lawn.
他雇人割草。
- There was a rusty lawn mower, a broken wicker laundry basket, a Blue China saucer with a crack in it, and a cane rocking chair with a hole in the seat.
屋子里有一台生了锈的割草机,一个破了的柳条编成的洗衣篮,一只蓝色的缺了口的陶瓷碟子,还有一把座位上破了个洞的藤制摇椅。
- The children are frolicking on the lawn.
孩子们在草坪上嬉戏。
- The children are playing volleyball on the lawn.
孩子们在草地上打排球。
语源
mid 16th cent.: alteration of dialect laundglade, pasture, from Old French laundewooded district, heath, of Celtic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th centMiddle English: probably from Laon, the name of a city in France important for linen manufacture