pastures

英 [ˈpɑːstʃəz]

美 [ˈpæstʃərz]

n. 牧场; 牧草地; 生活状况; 工作条件; 个人发展的机遇
v. 放牧
pasture的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 牧场；牧草地
Pastureis land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat.
1. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
  牛现在已经放出去了，正在牧场上吃草。
2. ...mountain pastures.
  高山牧场
PHRASE 更好的地方（或工作、条件）；更好的前程
If someone leaves forgreener pastures, or in British Englishpastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
1. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons.
  出于经济原因，迈克尔决意去寻找更好的前程。
2. ...nurses seeking greener pastures overseas.
  到国外寻求更好前程的护士们
放牧
If youputanimalsout to pasture, you move them out into the fields so they can eat the grass.
PHRASE 让…退休；使赋闲
If you say that someone is beingput out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
1. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
  我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。

Shepherds in those hills lead a hard life compared with those who work the lowland pastures.
和那些在低地牧场上放羊人相比，山里牧羊人的生活是艰辛的。
I felt we were off to greener pastures.
我觉得我们在迈向更好的生活。
Beautiful white fencing enclosed the pastures.
牧场围有漂亮的白色栅栏。
Some nomads were leaving earlier than usual from the summer pastures so their sheep could graze lower down.
一些游牧者比往常更早地离开了夏季牧场，好让羊群到南边吃草。
She decided it was time to move on to pastures new.
她认定换个新工作的时候到了。
In Kenya, fighting has broken out over scarce water and pastures.
在肯尼亚，人们为稀缺的水资源和牧场发生争斗。
Subsequent patches saw Korrak moving to Snowfall Graveyard and eventually packing his bags for greener pastures.
于是，在之后的补丁中，我们看见了科尔拉克移动到了雪落墓地；
The people lead a quiet life among the green pastures and the still waters.
人们在青色的牧场和幽静的溪流中间过着平静的生活。
Diminishing returns may eventually set in as overworked employees lose efficiency or leave for more arable pastures.
逐渐缩小的利润最终开始，当过度工作的员工失去效率或是离开去了更好的地方。
The tropical grasslands are a far cry from the lush green pastures of ireland.
热带草原和爱尔兰葱翠的绿色牧场大不一样。