grass
名词
定义 grass 名词
plant
- A1CountableUncountable
A low-lying green plant that naturally covers much of the earth's surface, characterized by numerous thin leaves growing close together.
A single stalk of grass.
Mow the lawn.
A vase containing dried flowers and various types of grass.
- Uncountableslang
Referencing cannabis.
person
- Countableslang
An individual, often involved in criminal activity, who provides information about other criminals to the police.
成语
- the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)
This idiom expresses the idea that other people's situations always seem better than one's own, although this may not be the reality.
• She always complains about her job, thinking others' are more interesting. She doesn't realize how good she has it; the grass is always greener on the other side.
- put someone out to grass
To compel someone to retire or stop working permanently, typically due to old age.
• The company decided to put the manager out to grass when he turned sixty-five.
片语动词 grass
- grass something over
to cultivate grass on a piece of land
• They decided to grass over the clearing in the park to enhance its appearance.
- grass on someone
When someone informs the police or an authority figure about another individual's wrongdoing.
• He decided to grass on his friend to the police because he didn't want to hide his crimes anymore.