put out to pasture

  1. 使离职; 使退休
    • It's about time this old sewing machine was put out to pasture.
      这部旧缝纫机大概到了被淘汰的时候了。
    • They were so old; they should have been put out to pasture years ago.
      他们如此年迈, 多年前就该叫他们退休了。

网络词典

put out to pasture

英 pʊt ʌt ðəʊ pɑːstʃər 美 pʊt ut ðəʊ pɑːsθər
动词短语 中文翻译:放牧
同义词: ['let out to pasture', 'turn out to pasture']

例句:

  1. 1. The cows were put out to pasture in the countryside.
    奶牛被放到乡下放牧。
  2. 2. The farmer decided to turn his horses out to pasture for a few days.
    农民决定让他的马放几天牧。
  3. 3. After the rain, the grass was so lush that it could easily be turned out to pasture.
    雨后,草长得非常茂盛,很容易放牧。