Definition

1. Noun:
   • Football ground, football pitch, soccer field: A specifically prepared area of grass or artificial turf where football (soccer) matches are played. It refers to the playing surface itself and, by extension, the venue for the sport.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các cầu thủ đang khởi động trên sân cỏ. (The players are warming up on the football pitch.)
  • Sân cỏ của đội nhà được chăm sóc rất cẩn thận. (The home team's football ground is very well-maintained.)
  • Trận đấu bị hoãn vì tình trạng sân cỏ quá tệ. (The match was postponed due to the poor condition of the pitch.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sân cỏ nhân tạo": Artificial turf pitch.

  • Sân vận động mới được lắp sân cỏ nhân tạo. (The new stadium has been fitted with an artificial turf pitch.)

• "Chinh phục sân cỏ": To conquer the football field (idiomatic, meaning to achieve great success or dominance in football).

  • Đội tuyển đó đang mơ ước chinh phục các sân cỏ châu Âu. (That team dreams of conquering European football fields.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sân bóng (n): A more general term for a football field or sports ground. Can sometimes imply a simpler, local pitch.
• Sân vận động (n): Stadium. This refers to the entire sports complex, including stands and facilities, not just the grass field.

Synonyms

• Sân bóng đá: Football field (direct synonym).
• Sân thi đấu: Playing field, arena (broader term).

Related Phrases

• Ra sân cỏ: To take to the pitch, to play (in a match).
  • Đội hình chính thức đã ra sân cỏ. (The starting lineup has taken to the pitch.)

Related Idioms

• Máu sân cỏ: Literally "football pitch blood", meaning a passionate love for football or a natural talent for the game.
  • Anh ấy có máu sân cỏ từ nhỏ. (He has had a passion for football since he was young.)

noun

1. football ground