区别辨析lawn、meadow与pasture

lawn、meadow与pasture这些名词均含“草地”之意。

lawn : 多指公园、庭院中经常加以修剪的草坪。

  • Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?
    周末你修剪一下草坪好吗?

meadow : 指为牲畜提供食用草,可以贮备干草的牧草地;也指野外的低草地。

  • There was a path through the meadow to the village.
    有一条小径穿过草地通向村庄。

pasture : 通常指放牧用的草地或牧草。

  • The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.
    羊群正在郁郁葱葱的牧场上吃草。
  • Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.
    有些田地种了几年庄稼后又退耕还牧用来养牛了。