grass /ɡrɑːs/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-MASS Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground. 青草

  例：

  Small things stirred in the grass around the tent.

  帐篷周围的草丛里有小东西在动。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so. 这山望着那山高

  例：

  He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere.

  他当时对我们感到很满意，但想看看有没有更好的。