earth
n. 地球; 地面; 泥土,土地; 獸穴; (接)地線
v. 把(電線)接地
Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as the place where we live.
The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to earth today. “
亞特蘭蒂斯”號太空梭今天安全返回地球。
...a fault in the Earth's crust.
地殼斷層
The earth is the land surface on which we live and move about.
The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them.
地面搖晃,周圍房屋的牆體在他們身邊倒塌。
Earth is the substance on the land surface of the earth, for example clay or sand, in which plants grow.
The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus...
公路蜿蜒數英里,穿過炙烤的大地、灌木叢和仙人掌。
They will revert to tilling the earth in an old-fashioned way.
他們將回歸到用老方法耕地。
An earth is a hole in the ground in which an animal such as a fox lives.
The earth in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity can pass into the ground, which makes the equipment safe if something goes wrong with it.
The earth wire was not connected.
地線沒有接上。
On earth is used for emphasis in questions that begin with words such as 'how', 'why', 'what', or 'where'. It is often used to suggest that there is no obvious or easy answer to the question being asked.
How on earth did that happen?...
那件事到底怎麼發生的?
What on earth had Luke done?...
盧克究竟做了什麼?
On earth is used for emphasis after some negative noun groups, for example 'no reason'.
There was no reason on earth why she couldn't have moved in with us...
她沒能搬過來和我們同住,這根本就說不通。
There is no feeling on earth like winning for the first time.
初嘗勝利滋味的感覺真是無可比擬。
On earth is used for emphasis after a noun group that contains a superlative adjective.
He wanted to be the fastest man on earth.
他想成為世界上跑得最快的人。
...the site of the worst ecological disaster on earth.
世界上最嚴重的生態災難發生地
If you come down to earth or back to earth, you have to face the reality of everyday life after a period of great excitement.
When he came down to earth after his win he admitted: 'It was an amazing feeling'...
從勝利的喜悅中平復後,他承認:“當時感覺棒極了。”
I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.
真相的披露讓我深感震驚,我被帶回了現實。
If you run someone or something to earth, you find them after searching for them for a long time.
She ran him to earth in the pub at five to one.
1點差5分的時候,她終於在酒館裡找到了他。
If you say that something cost the earth or that you paid the earth for it, you are emphasizing that it cost a very large amount of money.
It must have cost the earth.
這肯定花了很多錢。
1. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface;
2. the solid part of the earth's surface;
3. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
4. the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife;
5. a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
1. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
2. connect to the earth;
earth, world, globe
這些名詞均可表示"地球"之意。
earth, clay, dirt, land, dust, soil, mud, ground
這些名詞都有"土地,土,泥"之意。
bring (或 come) back (down) to earth
使(幻想或興奮之後)回到現實;回到現實
the earth moved (或 did the earth move for you?)
(幽默)達到了性高潮(或達到性高潮了嗎?)
go to earth
(獵物)逃入地洞
like nothing on earth
(非正式)像是來自外星的,極怪異的
on earth
究竟:包括所有可能性的情況下
He came back to earth when the teacher told him to pay more attention.
當老師告訴他要認真的時候,他回到了現實中來.
The earth may be thought of as a gigantic magnet.
整個地球可以想像為一塊碩大無朋的磁石.
The idea that the sun goes round the earth has long been discredited.
太陽繞著地球轉的觀念早已不為人們所信了.
How do you demonstrate that the earth is round?
你怎樣證明地球是圓的?
He is ready to do anything on earth to better his fortunes.
他準備在世上乾點什麼以便交上好運.
n. 地球
n. 泥土;土壤
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