How do you use "grass" in a sentence?

Please keep off the grass in the park. The children were playing on the grass. The garden needs mowing - the grass is getting long.

grass

Q: What does "grass" mean?

A common plant with narrow leaves; lawn Grass is a common plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns and fields. In British slang, 'grass' can mean to inform on someone to the police. 'The grass is always greener' suggests other situations seem better than one's own. 'Grassroots' refers to ordinary people in an organisation.

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

用闪卡、测验和音频练习 WordLoci →

含义: A common plant with narrow leaves; lawn

草，草地，草坪

hierba, césped, pasto

草、芝生

풀, 잔디

Grass is a common plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns and fields. In British slang, 'grass' can mean to inform on someone to the police. 'The grass is always greener' suggests other situations seem better than one's own. 'Grassroots' refers to ordinary people in an organisation.

「grass」是一种常见的植物，有细长的叶子，覆盖草坪和田野。在英国俚语中，「grass」可以表示向警察告发某人。

«Grass» es una planta común con hojas estrechas que cubre céspedes y campos. En el argot británico, «grass» puede significar delatar a alguien a la policía.

「grass」は、芝生や野原を覆う細い葉を持つ一般的な植物です。イギリスのスラングでは、「grass」は誰かを警察に密告することを意味することがあります。

grass는 잔디밭이나 들판을 덮는 좁은 잎을 가진 흔한 식물이다. 영국 속어에서 'grass'는 경찰에 밀고하다를 의미할 수 있다. 'The grass is always greener(남의 떡이 커 보인다)'는 다른 상황이 자신의 상황보다 더 좋아 보인다는 뜻이다. 'grassroots'는 조직의 일반 구성원을 가리킨다.

例句

Please keep off the grass in the park.
请勿践踏公园草坪。
Por favor, no pise el césped del parque.
公園では芝生に入らないでください。
공원에서는 잔디밭에 들어가지 마세요.
The children were playing on the grass.
孩子们在草地上玩耍。
Los niños estaban jugando en la hierba.
子供たちは芝生の上で遊んでいた。
아이들이 잔디 위에서 놀고 있었다.
The garden needs mowing - the grass is getting long.
花园需要修剪了——草长得太长了。
El jardín necesita cortarse - el césped está creciendo mucho.
庭の芝刈りが必要です - 草が伸びてきています。
정원의 잔디를 깎아야 합니다 - 풀이 많이 자랐습니다.

发音

用法指南

语境: general

语气: neutral

起源与历史

From Old English 'græs' meaning 'grass, herb, plant', from Proto-Germanic 'grasan', from Proto-Indo-European 'ghre-' (to grow, become green). Related to 'green', 'grow', and German 'Gras'. The slang 'grass' (informer) is Cockney rhyming slang.

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

grass

例句

发音

用法指南

起源与历史

文化背景

更多同类表达