turf

US [tɜrf]
UK [tɜː(r)f]
  • n.草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块；泥煤；泥炭
  • v.用草皮覆盖
  • Web草地；地盘；势力范围
Plural Form：turfs  Plural Form：turves  Present Participle：turfing  Past Tense：turfed  

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turf
n.
1.
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草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden/yard)
newly laid turf
新铺的草皮
the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc.(= the grass used for playing a sport on)
温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
2.
[u][c]
泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
3.
[sing]
赛马the sport of horse racing
4.
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(informal)
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（自己的）地盘，势力范围the place where sb lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
He feels more confident on home turf .
他在主场感到更有信心。
v.
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~ sth
用草皮覆盖to cover an area of ground with turf

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These companies often bring out their most advanced products on their home turf a year or two before they ship them around the world.
这些公司常常把它们最先进的产品在本国市场销售，一两年以后才运往世界各地。
zhè xiē gōng sī cháng cháng bǎ tā men zuì xiān jìn de chǎn pǐn zài běn guó shì chǎng xiāo shòu , yì liǎng nián yǐ hòu cái yùn wǎng shì jiè gè dì 。
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The researchers re-examined their data to better understand why players who train on turf seem to have more chronic back pain.
研究人员重新审查了他们所获得的数据，以便更加清楚地了解为何在人造草坪上训练的运动员似乎遭受更多的腰痛。
yán jiū rén yuán chóng xīn shěn chá le tā men suǒ huò dé de shù jù , yǐ biàn gèng jiā qīng chǔ de liǎo jiě wèi hé zài rén zào cǎo píng shàng xùn liàn de yùn dòng yuán sì hū zāo shòu gèng duō de yāo tòng 。
huzhangao.blog.163.com
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Whatever the truth, Mr Saleh's presence on his home turf may have calmed things a bit, for the moment, at least in Sana'a.
无论真相如何，萨利赫出现在自家草坪上可能会让事态暂时有所平静，至少在萨那。
wú lùn zhēn xiàng rú hé , sà lì hè chū xiàn zài zì jiā cǎo píng shàng kě néng huì ràng shì tài zàn shí yǒu suǒ píng jìng , zhì shǎo zài sà nà 。
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But its rapid growth, especially on Apple's American home turf, has made it a competitor to reckon with.
但是它的迅速成长，尤其是在苹果的主场——美国的优异表现让它成为了一个需要顾及的对手。
dàn shì tā de xùn sù chéng zhǎng , yóu qí shì zài píng guǒ de zhǔ chǎng —— měi guó de yōu yì biǎo xiàn ràng tā chéng wèi le yī gè xū yào gù jí de duì shǒu 。
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Such a deal, he said, "would make them a home turf player even if they are a foreign player. "
他说这类交易“将让这些业者成为本地厂商，即便他们实际上是外资。”
tā shuō zhè lèi jiāo yì " jiāng ràng zhè xiē yè zhě chéng wéi běn dì chǎng shāng , jí biàn tā men shí jì shang shì wài zī 。 "
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Rooney appeared to mouth "12 men, 12 men" into a television camera as he departed the turf at the final whistle.
鲁尼在比赛结束后离开球场的时候好像在对着电视摄像说着“十二个人，十二个人”。
lǔ ní zài bǐ sài jié shù hòu lí kāi qiú chǎng de shí hou hǎo xiàng zài duì zhe diàn shì shè xiàng shuō zhe " shí èr gè rén , shí èr gè rén " 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
But HTC's rapid growth, especially in Apple's American home turf, has made it a competitor worth worrying about.
但是HTC的快速增长，尤其是在苹果公司的美国本土市场，已经让它的竞争对手担忧了。
dàn shì HTC de kuài sù zēng zhǎng , yóu qí shì zài píng guǒ gōng sī de měi guó běn tǔ shì chǎng , yǐ jīng ràng tā de jìng zhēng duì shǒu dān yōu le 。
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8.
The piece of turf, with the little daisy in it, was thrown out on the dusty highway.
那块带着小雏菊的草皮，被扔出在灰尘弥漫的公路。
nà kuài dài zhe xiǎo chú jú de cǎo pí , bèi rēng chū zài huī chén mí màn de gōng lù 。
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He was looking at it as an opportunity, because finally Lee was going to be off his home turf in Virginia.
相反，他把罗伯特的进攻看成了一次机遇，因为最终罗伯特李将会离开他在弗吉尼亚的势力范围。
xiāng fǎn , tā bǎ luó bó tè de jìn gōng kàn chéng le yī cì jī yù , yīn wèi zuì zhōng luó bó tè lǐ jiāng huì lí kāi tā zài fú jí ní yà de shì lì fàn wéi 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Back in 1949, the Centre Court ball boys had to chase a squirrel off the hallowed turf while the players sat down to await the all-clear.
1949年，中央球场的球童们不得不将一只松鼠逐出赛场，而选手们只好坐等“警报解除”。
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián , zhōng yāng qiú chǎng de qiú tóng men bù dé bù jiāng yī zhī sōng shǔ zhú chū sài chǎng , ér xuǎn shǒu men zhǐ hǎo zuò děng " jǐng bào jiě chú " 。
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