turf

英[t??f] 美[t?f]

近義詞grass sod

反義詞

復數:?turfs;第三人稱單數:?turfs;過去式:?turfed;現在分詞:?turfing;

turf 草皮，地盤

來自古英語 turf,泥塊，草皮，來自 Proto-Germanic*turb,泥塊，草皮，來自 PIE*drebh,卷起，壓緊。引申詞義地盤，黑幫地盤爭奪。

turf: turf: [OE] Turf is a general Germanic word. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *turb-, which also produced German torf ‘peat’, Dutch turf, Swedish torf, and Danish t?rv, and was borrowed into the Romance languages, giving French tourbe, Italian torba, and Spanish turba. Its ultimate source was the Indo-European base *drbh-.
turf (n.): Old English turf, tyrf "slab of soil and grass, sod," also "surface of grassland," from Proto-Germanic *turb- (cognates: Old Norse torf, Danish t?rv, Old Frisian turf, Old High German zurba, German Torf), from PIE root *drebh- "to wind, compress" (cognates: Sanskrit darbhah "tuft of grass").

Especially "the race course," hence the turf "the profession of racing horses" (1755). French tourbe "turf" is a Germanic loan-word. The Old English plural was identical with the singular, but in Middle English turves sometimes was used. Slang meaning "territory claimed by a gang" is attested from 1953 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; earlier it had a jive talk sense of "the street, the sidewalk" (1930s), which is attested in hobo use from 1899, and before that "the work and venue of a prostitute" (1860). Turf war is recorded from 1962.
turf (v.): early 15c., "to cover (ground) with turf," from turf (n.). Related: Turfed; turfing.

1. On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.: 那家聯合銀行在它自己的地盤上就無可匹敵了。

2. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks.: 巴黎是他們的地盤：那里熟悉的大街、劇院、住宅和公園。

5. Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged.: 兩個部門合并時總免不了爭爭權限.