a field covered in grass, used especially for hay 草地；牧场 
water meadows (= near a river) 岸边的草地 Traditional hay meadows are important wildlife areas. 传统的干草牧场是重要的野生生物区。 Water meadows were constructed along the river valleys. 沿着河谷建起了一些草甸。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeadow is used after these nouns:- hay
- mountain
Word OriginOld English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd, from the Germanic base of mow.
