grass

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.grass¹ S2 W2 /ɡrɑːs $ ɡræs/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: græs]
1. IN FIELDS AND GARDENS
a) [uncountable] a very common plant with thin leaves that covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often eaten by animals:
She enjoyed the feel of grass beneath her feet.
a blade of grass (=single leaf)
b) [countable] a particular kind of grass:
All grasses need light to grow well.
2. the grass an area of grass, especially an area where the grass is kept cut short:
I walked across the grass.
Keep off the grass.
3. DRUG [uncountable] informal ↑marijuana
4. CRIMINAL [countable] British English informal someone, usually a criminal, who gives information about other criminals to the police – used to show disapproval SYN informer, stoolpigeon American English ⇨ ↑supergrass
5. the grass is greener (on the other side) used to say that other places or situations seem better than yours, although they may not really be better
6. not let the grass grow under your feet to not waste time or delay starting something
7. put somebody out to grass informal to make someone leave their job because they are too old to do it effectively
⇨ ↑grass roots, ⇨ snake in the grass at ↑snake¹(2)
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
verbs
▪ cut the grass The grass in the back garden needs cutting.
▪ mow the grass (=cut it with a special machine) I usually mow the grass once a week.
adjectives
▪ green The cows moved slowly through the long green grass.
▪ tall/long I walked with the tall grass brushing my knees.
▪ short These mowers only work efficiently on short grass.
▪ coarse (=consisting of thick and large pieces) The only vegetation was a few bushes and patches of coarse grass.
▪ damp/wet His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell.
grass + NOUN
▪ grass clippings/cuttings (=pieces of cut grass) You can use your grass clippings to start your own compost pile.
▪ grass stains (=marks on clothing caused by grass) It's going to be difficult to get the grass stains out of these trousers.
▪ grass seed Now is the best time to plant grass seed.
▪ grass verge British English (=area of grass next to a road) He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road.
phrases
▪ a blade of grass (=a single piece of grass) A few blades of grass poked out of the dry earth.
II.grass² BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
(also grass somebody up) British English informal to tell the police about a criminal’s activities
grass on
Burton grassed on other prisoners.
grass something ↔ over phrasal verb
to cover land with grass

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grass
Grass is a common flowering plant that is found all over the world.

◎	[grɑ:s]
※	danh từ
	■	cỏ
	■	bãi cỏ, đồng cỏ
	■	bãi cỏ, thảm cỏ (ở công viên)
		☆	please, keep off the grass; do not walk on the grass
			xin đừng đi lên cỏ, xin đừng giẫm lên bãi cỏ
	■	(số nhiều) cây thân cỏ
	■	(ngành mỏ) mặt đất
		☆	to bring ore to grass
			đưa quặng lên mặt đất
	■	(từ lóng) măng tây
	■	(thông tục) mùa xuân
		☆	she will be two years old next grass
			mùa xuân sang năm nó sẽ lên hai
	〆	to be at grass
		✓	đang gặm cỏ
		✓	(nghĩa bóng) đang nghỉ ngơi; không có việc
	〆	the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
		✓	đứng núi này trông núi nọ
	〆	to cut the grass under somebody's feet
		✓	phỗng tay trên ai, nâng tay trên ai
	〆	to go to grass
		✓	ra đồng ăn cỏ (súc vật)
		✓	(từ lóng) ngã sóng soài (người)
		✓	(từ lóng) chết
	〆	go to grass
		✓	chết quách đi cho rồi
	〆	to put sb out to grass
		✓	cho ai ra rìa, cho ai về vườn
	〆	a snake in the grass
		✓	kẻ ném đá giấu tay
	〆	to bear the grass grow
		✓	rất thính tai
	〆	to let grass grow under one's feet
		✓	để nước tới chân mới nhảy
	〆	to send to grass
		✓	cho (súc vật) ra đồng ăn cỏ
		✓	(từ lóng) đánh ngã sóng soài
※	ngoại động từ
	■	để cỏ mọc; trồng cỏ
	■	đánh ngã sóng soài
	■	bắn rơi (chim); kéo (cá) về đất liền; đưa (quặng) lên mặt đất
	■	căng (vải...) trên cỏ để phơi

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grass over, eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, supergrass, Grass, Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass