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

• Those pastures now produce the new grass needed to make rich milk and feed a bison baby boom.
  这些牧场现在产生的新草带来丰富的牛奶并满足野牛的婴儿潮。
• 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。
• 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。
• Diminishing returns may eventually set in as overworked employees lose efficiency or leave for more arable pastures.
  逐渐缩小的利润最终开始，当过度工作的员工失去效率或是离开去了更好的地方。
• As you might expect, most quit for greener pastures at other companies.
  和你想的一样，大多数人都在其他公司找到了更好的工作。
• Settled grazing means livestock herders to settle in and built ring, rotating grazing pastures on a seasonal basis.
  定居放牧是指牧人定居并建有畜圈，草场按季节轮牧。
• Subsequent patches saw Korrak moving to Snowfall Graveyard and eventually packing his bags for greener pastures.
  于是，在之后的补丁中，我们看见了科尔拉克移动到了雪落墓地；
• His uncle showed him the pastures in which the cattle were grazing.
  他的叔叔带他去了牛群正在吃草的牧场。
• 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。
• 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。