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grass

[ɡɹ̠äːs]

他動詞[C/U] 両方
複数形: grasses過去形: grassed過去分詞: grassed現在分詞: grassing

In its primary sense, the word evokes images of nature, openness, and tranquility. It is often associated with domesticity (lawns) or wild expanses (prairies). While usually neutral, it can carry positive connotations of freshness, growth, and vitality. In British slang, the term shifts dramatically to a negative context. Here, it carries a feeling of betrayal and cowardice. To "grass" someone is not merely to report a crime, but to do so in a way that violates a social code of silence or loyalty.

Uncountable when referring to the green carpet of a lawn or pasture ('the grass is wet'). Countable when discussing specific botanical species or types of vegetation ('the prairie contains several different grasses').

意味

名詞

Vegetation consisting of short plants with narrow leaves, typical of lawns, prairies, or pastures.

"The cows are grazing on the lush green grass."

他動詞

To inform on someone to a person in authority; to betray.

"He decided to grass on his accomplices to get a shorter sentence."

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