n.牧場；草原

vi.吃草

vt.放牧

The land was used chiefly for pasture. 這土地多半用作牧場。

We have put our cattle out to pasture. 我們已經(jīng)把牛放到牧場上吃草去了。

Cows are grazing in the pasture. 牛正在草原吃草。

Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion. 把羊皮披在身上后，獵人到草原上去等獅子。

There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我們在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

We have put our cattle out to pasture. 我們已經(jīng)把牛放到牧場上吃草去了。

Cows are left to graze in the pasture. 奶牛都是留給放牧在牧場。

pasture用作名詞時意思是“草地”,轉(zhuǎn)化成動詞指將牛、羊等牲畜趕到野外,讓其吃草,即“放,牧”。

pasture可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,后接牛、馬、羊等名詞或代詞作賓語。引申可指“退休”。