pasture
/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpæstʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpas-chər/ (ame, mw)
pasture — noun
- pasturesingular
- pasturesplural
1. open grassy land where cows, sheep, and other farm animals feed, or the grass gr
open grassy land where cows, sheep, and other farm animals feed, or the grass growing there for them to eat
The horses ran across the wet pasture behind the red barn.
By July, the hillside pasture was dry and full of dust.
The farmer moved the sheep to fresh pasture after the heavy rain.
A wire fence separated the pasture from the road into town.
Good pasture helped the cows gain weight before the autumn sale.
- grazing land
plain descriptive phrase for land where animals feed
- meadow
grassy field, but not always meant for feeding farm animals
- range
larger open grazing area, especially in American English
- pastureland
more formal noun for this type of land
文法句型
in pasture
move animals to pasture
用法筆記
Usually used for land kept for cows, sheep, goats, or horses. For grassy land without the idea of animals feeding there, words like 'field' or 'meadow' are often more natural.
常見錯誤
pasture — verb
- pasturepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pastures3rd person singular
- pasturing-ing form
- pasturedpast simple
1. to feed on grass in a pasture or similar field
to feed on grass in a pasture or similar field
At dawn, the goats pastured beside the river near the bridge.
intransitive: animals pasture somewhere
Two young horses pastured quietly while Nora fixed the broken gate.
All afternoon, the deer pastured at the edge of the apple trees.
After the storm passed, several cows were pasturing on the hill.
Near sunset, three lambs pastured in the sunny corner of the field.
文法句型
animals pasture somewhere
用法筆記
Subject is usually the animals themselves. In everyday English, many speakers simply use 'graze' for this meaning.
常見錯誤
2. to place animals on grassy land so that they can feed there
to place animals on grassy land so that they can feed there
Every spring, the family pastures its cattle on the north field.
pasture + animals + on [land]
From May to October, Rosa pastures her goats by the lake.
The farm pastured forty sheep near the old stone wall.
To cut feed costs, the farmer pastured the cows on new grass.
Last summer, the farmer pastured twelve calves in the lower field.
- graze
can also be transitive, though it is more common in general English
- turn out
phrasal verb meaning release animals into a field
- put out to graze
longer farming phrase that makes the action very explicit
- stall-feed
feed animals indoors instead of letting them eat outside
文法句型
pasture animals on [land]
pasture animals by [place]
用法筆記
Object is the animals being fed. Distinguish from verb/1, where the animals pasture by themselves and no animal object follows.