pastures

英 [ˈpɑːstʃəz]

美 [ˈpæstʃərz]

n.  牧场; 牧草地; 生活状况; 工作条件; 个人发展的机遇
v.  放牧
pasture的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 牧场；牧草地
  Pastureis land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat.
  1. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
     牛现在已经放出去了，正在牧场上吃草。
  2. ...mountain pastures.
     高山牧场
• PHRASE 更好的地方（或工作、条件）；更好的前程
  If someone leaves forgreener pastures, or in British Englishpastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
  1. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
     出于经济原因，迈克尔决意去寻找更好的前程。
  2. ...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas.
     到国外寻求更好前程的护士们
• 放牧
  If youputanimalsout to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass.
• PHRASE 让…退休；使赋闲
  If you say that someone is beingput out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
  1. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
     我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。

双语例句

• In Kenya, fighting has broken out over scarce water and pastures.
  在肯尼亚，人们为稀缺的水资源和牧场发生争斗。
• I felt we were off to greener pastures.
  我觉得我们在迈向更好的生活。
• On the boundless pastures, herding sheep on motorbikes has come into vogue among Tibetan lads.
  在无边的草原上骑着摩托车放牧，成了小伙子们的时尚。
• Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.
  用作牧草或草坪的草，尤其是投球轻击区的草。
• Heavy rains saturated fields and pastures.
  大雨浇湿了田野和牧场。
• Shepherds in those hills lead a hard life compared with those who work the lowland pastures.
  和那些在低地牧场上放羊人相比，山里牧羊人的生活是艰辛的。
• It has no advantage for close-growing vegetation such as lawns, pastures, or small grain crops.
  对于像草坪、牧草、小粒谷物这些茂密的植物，滴灌则没有优点。
• In the park, nomads were coming down from the summer pastures each day with camel caravans.
  在公园里，每天都有游牧者带着骆驼队从夏季牧场走下来。
• These social and environmental processes are stressing the world's arable lands and pastures essential for the provision of food and water and quality air.
  在这些社会和环境进程中，世界上用于提供粮食、水和空气质量所必要的可耕地和牧场日渐减少。
• The remaining herd was kept in nearby pastures during the winter.
  冬天的时候，剩下来的牛群则会被收容在附近的牧场里。