Pasture



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 牧场;v. 放牧
• ［英］ n. 牧场 ( grassy land) ; v. 放牧 ( put farm animals in a pasture to feed)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pastura, from Latin pastus, past participle of pascere to feed — more at food
• Date: 14th century
• 1. plants (as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
• 2. land or a plot of land used for grazing
• 3. the feeding of livestock ; grazing

II. verb (pastured; pasturing)

• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • graze, browse
• transitive verb
  • 1. to feed (as cattle) on pasture
  • 2. to use as pasture

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