turf

noun

1. range of jurisdiction or influence

e.g. a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system

2. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

3. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Synonym: sodswardgreensward

turf

verb

1. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

1. 草皮
Turf is short, thick, even grass.

e.g. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.
他们拖着脚步沿着草皮慢慢地走向悬崖边。

2. (铺草坪用的)草皮块
A turf is a small rectangular piece of grass which you lay on the ground in order to make a lawn.

turf的翻译

e.g. Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.
抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。

3. (熟悉的)地区，地盘
Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident.

e.g. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks...
巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。
e.g. On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.
那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。

相关词组：turf out

1. 地盘：社会生物学已然提出了地盘( turf)的概念;这个概念乃是人们所不意识的对thumos的指称,而我们现在则都用这一指称去标示对个人自己的界定. 但是,在人类中,一个人的地盘是其家庭、其党派、其国家、其原则. 社会生物学把人化约成了动物,

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2. 泥炭：turbulent motion 湍动 | turf 泥炭 | turgite 水赤铁矿

3. 草地：tureen 有盖汤盘 | turf 草地 | turf-bound 长满草皮的