The cattle were put out to pasture.

牛群放牧在牧场草地上。

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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。

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These, she explained, were the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produced.

对这些，她解释说，是放逐草地的老羊，它们已不能再产奶。

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In 2007, the president was fired and others at the top were put out to pasture and replaced with less expensive personnel, including some who had never worked in print publishing before.

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