Turf

(noun.) range of jurisdiction or influence; 'a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system'.

(noun.) the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.

(noun.) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

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

埃维塔校对

• Laurie obediently threw himself down on the turf, and began to amuse himself by sticking daisies into the ribbons of Amy's hat, that lay there. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But I don't allow anybody to ride over that turf. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Diving into the dense obscurity in a line headed by Sam the turf-cutter, they pursued their trackless way home. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Living thoughts spring up like turf under his feet. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Caroline, without pausing, trod forward on the trembling plank as if it were a continuation of the firm turf. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• We crossed the marshy bottom and passed over a quarter of a mile of dry, hard turf. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The oak roots, turfed and mossed, gave a seat; the oak boughs, thick-leaved, wove a canopy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He lifted the turves and arose. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• He crept along again, and the turves upon his back crept with him. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Moreover, fifty yards off stood a hut, built of clods and covered with thin turves, but now entirely disused. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

校对:帕蒂