n.  牧场

n.  pastures 生活状况；工作条件；个人发展的机遇

v.  放牧

v. 〔牛、羊等〕在草地上吃草

• put sth/sb out to pasture  放牧〔牛、马等〕；〔认为某人年纪太大而〕使某人离职，使某人退休

• pastures new/greener pastures  更刺激[更好]的新职位[地方，活动]〔幽默用法〕

• an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture  一片永久的╱贫瘠的╱富饶的牧场

• “You’ve also got color, texture and shape sensors looking down at the ground to check pasture quality,” says Salah Sukkarieh of the University of Sydney... 检测牧场的质量

• I’d like to say goodbye to Paul who leaves us for pastures new. 我想向保罗道别，他要离开我们另谋高就了。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/