grass, herb, weed
这三个词共同的意思是“草”。它们的区别是：
grass指有益的草,如可供马、牛、羊等牲畜吃的牧草或人们铺设草坪用的草; weed指妨碍其他植物良好生长的杂草。例如:
She spent the whole afternoon pulling up the weeds in the flowerbeds.她花了整整一个下午拔去花坛中的杂草。
herb则指做药或香料的草。例如:
No herb will cure love.相思病无药可治。
下面两个短语意思相反:
let the grass grow under one's feet 让时间白白浪费
let no grass grow under one's feet 不浪费时间
下面两句含义有所不同:
She is sitting on the grass.
她坐在草中。(草长得矮,她可以被看见)
She is sitting in the grass.
她坐在草中。(草长得高,她无法被看见)
Many animals prefer grass as food.
许多动物喜欢以青草为食物.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
I let the horse drop his head to crop the spring grass.
我让马低下头啃吃春天的青草。
柯林斯例句
The soft wind breathed their names to the newborn grass.
轻风把他们的名字吹向刚刚长出的小草。
柯林斯例句
Fear ambush at every tree and tuft of grass.
风声鹤唳,草木皆兵.
——《简明英汉词典》
A field of burning grass is billowing thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.
一片燃烧着的草冒出的滚滚黑烟直冲云霄.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
a blade of grass
一片草叶
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The snake curled up in the long grass.
那条蛇在深草里把身子蜷做一团.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The sheep had cropped the grass short.
羊把草吃剩得很短.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The ground was sparsely covered with grass.
地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛.
——《简明英汉词典》
The trees throw a shadow on the grass.
树木在草地上投下了阴影.
——《简明英汉词典》
The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass.
房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
——柯林斯例句
He always tackles problems straight away. He's not the kind of person to let the grass grow under his feet.
他不是那种懒散的人,总是一有问题就马上处理.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
The strong wind reveals the strength of the grass.
疾风知劲草.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The grass grew thick and velvety.
草长得又茂密又柔软。
柯林斯例句
Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.
把草籽撒到草坪上。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
the grass roots of the party
党的基层成员
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。
柯林斯例句
Small things stirred in the grass around the tent.
一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。
柯林斯例句
We walked across the springy grass.
我们走过松软的草地。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
How many of them are going to grass up their own kids to the police?
他们当中会有多少人向警方揭发自己的孩子呢？
柯林斯例句
They make their children cut their own grass.
他们让子女们自食其力.
《简明英汉词典》
The grass was prickly and cold.
草地扎人，而且很凉。
柯林斯例句
He was once a professional grass.
他曾是一个职业告密者.
《简明英汉词典》
The grass waved in the wind.
草在风中起伏波动.
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The grass withered because there was no water.
草因缺水而枯死了.
《简明英汉词典》
The winds came down with the scents of the grass and wild flowers.
风吹来了青草和野花的清香.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang.
妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。
柯林斯例句
The grass in the yard was waist high.
院子里的草有齐腰高。
柯林斯例句
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