From the beginning, it was a bureaucratic regime which ruled from the top down.

The department has become a bureaucratic nightmare.

该部门的官僚作风非常严重。

(especially British English)the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)

温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮

Daddy was busy cutting the turf all day Saturday.

爸爸整个星期六都忙着修剪草皮.

Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks...

巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。

We need to turf the Democratic party out.

我们应该把民主党赶走.

The president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors.

那个总裁的辞职是与董事会争权的结果.

How vigorously will the local companies defend their turf?

当地公司会以怎样的力度保卫他们的地盘？

Turf the cat out if you want to sit in the chair.

你要想坐那把椅子,就把猫赶走.

He was turfed out of the party.

他已被驱逐出党。

The turf felt springy under their feet.

他们走在草皮上,觉得很松软.

Lift the turfs carefully — they can be reused elsewhere.

抬草皮时小心点——它们还能在别处重新利用。

The boys were turfed off the bus.

男孩们被赶下了公共汽车。

newly laid turf

新铺的草皮

soft green turf

柔软的绿色草皮

He feels more confident on home turf .

他在主场感到更有信心。

Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him...

经济变化本身对他并没有吸引力。

For pity's sake, help me!

行行好，帮帮我吧！

For goodness sake, why didn't you ring me?...

天哪，为什么你不给我打电话？

Don't get married just for the sake of it .

不要为结婚而结婚。

Let's suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion) , that interest rates went up by 2%.

为了便于讨论，不妨设想利率提高了2%。