earth
[ə:θ]
n.地球, 泥土, 世间
v.将电器等接地
例句与用法:
The police eventually ran him to earth in Paris.
警察穷追不舍,终於在巴黎找到了他。
The moon goes round the earth.
月亮绕着地球转。
The earth in the garden is good, soft soil.
花园里的泥土松软肥沃。
词形变化:
动词过去式: earthed | 动词过去分词: earthed | 动词现在分词: earthing | 动词第三人称单数: earths |
n.
1. (常大写)地球[the S]
How far is the Earth from the sun?
地球离太阳多远?
2. 陆地; 地面, 地上[U]
The balloon burst and fell to earth.
气球炸了, 落到地上。
3. 土, 泥[U]
The farmer examined a handful of earth.
那个农夫察看了一把泥土。
4. 【英】【电】(接)地; 地线[C]
5. 【英】(狐等的)穴[C]
6. 【化】金属氧化物[C]
7. (地球上的)全人类[the S]
The whole earth rejoiced.
全人类欢欣鼓舞。
8. 尘世, 人间[U]
That's a paradise on earth.
那是人间天堂。
vt.
1. 【英】【电】把(电器)接地
Is your TV set earthed?
你的电视机接地吗?
2. 用土掩盖(植物或根部)[(+up)]
He carefully earthed up the roots of the newly-planted tree.
他仔细地在新栽的树的根部培上土。
短语词组:
bring sb. back to earth
1. 使某人回到现实中来
Her mother's voice brought her back to earth.
母亲的声音使她从幻想中清醒过来。
come back/down to earth
1. (从幻想中)回到现实
You'd better come back to earth now and finish your homework.
你最好别再胡思乱想了, 把作业做完。
on earth
1. 究竟
Where on earth can she be?
她究竟在哪里呢?
2. 世界上, 人世间
earth
名词复数:earths
过去式:earthed
过去分词:earthed
现在进行时:earthing
词形变化:
动词过去式: earthed | 动词过去分词: earthed | 动词现在分词: earthing | 动词第三人称单数: earths |
同义词:
world | ground | dirt | globe | soil | land | sod | universe | clay | brown | mud | terrain | gravel | planet | terra firma | solid ground | dry land |
反义词:
Heaven |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.地球
world
globe
n.泥土; 土壤
ground
dirt
soil
land
sod
同义参见:
clay
universe
brown
soil1
sod1
反义:
n.大地
heaven
earth[ə:θ]n.1.■[偶作E-]地球(符号+)2.■尘世,人间(与heaven天堂、hell地狱相对)3.■(居住在地球上的)全人类4.■陆地;地面,地,地上(区别于sea海洋、sky天空)5.■土,土地;土壤,泥土,泥6.■[诗歌用语]7.■构造人体的物质8.■人的躯体,人体,躯壳(与精神、灵魂相对)9.■尘世的事情,尘事,一切世俗事务;物质欲望10.■(狐、兔、獾等的)穴,洞穴,兽穴11.■[the earth][口语]12.■巨额金钱,巨款13.■大量的货物14.■极大的野心15.■【化学】难以还原的金属氧化物(如氧化铝、氧化锆、氧化锶)16.■[英国英语]【电学】(接)地;地线(=ground)17.■【绘画】土质颜料,矿物颜料[亦作earth colour]18.■无生命的物质19.■[废语]国土,国家vt.1.■用土覆盖(根部等以保护种子或植物),在(根部等)四周壅土(up):to earth up a plant or its root用土覆盖植物或其根部2.■把(狐狸等猎物)追赶入洞穴:to earth a fox把一只狐狸追赶入狐穴3.■[方言]埋葬;埋藏,把…藏在土中:to earth a boby埋葬一具尸体4.■[英国英语]【电学】把(电线或其他导体)接地:His stereo is earthed.他的立体声收录机接地了。vi.1.■(狐狸等猎物)躲进洞穴:The rabbit earthed.兔子躲进了洞穴。近义词universeworldall over the earth遍地;到处bring someone back (或down) to earth使某人回到现实中来,使某人从幻想中清醒过来burn the earth[美国英语]奔驰,飞速前进come back (或down) to earth[口语](从幻想中)回到现实,不再空想,考虑现实问题commit to the earth埋葬,土葬down to earth现实的,实际的,实事求是的,合理的;坦诚直率的ends of the earth天涯海角,天南地北,遥远的地方go to earth(狐、兔、獾等猎物)逃入洞穴躲藏起来,隐匿like nothing on earth世上罕见的,奇怪得很的难看极了;糟透了;难过极了mop the earth (或floor, ground) with someone把某人打倒在地;把某人打得大败[亦作 wipe the floor 或 ground with someone]move heaven and earth (to do something)竭尽全力,尽一切可能,千方百计[见 heaven]multiply the earth增加(世界上的)人口,生儿育女of the earth俗气的;粗野的on earth[常用于最高级或否定词后加强语气]地球上,世界上,人世间[用于疑问词后加强语气]究竟,到底on God's earth在所有地方,普天之下[系on earth的加强语]run to earth把(狐、兔等猎物)追赶入洞穴;(狐、兔等猎物)逃入洞内(长期搜寻后)终于找到,追踪寻到;穷追到底take earth= go to earthto the ends of the earth见 endtread this earth生活在世界上
earthearth[ə:θ]n.1.■地球2.■陆地, 大地, 地上3.■土壤, 泥土4.■尘世, 人间, 世俗之事5.■地球上的人类; 人的躯体6.■(狐, 獾等的)洞穴7.■【电】接地8.■难以还原的金属氧化物(如氧化铝, 氧化锆)9.■垃圾fill the hole with earth用泥土填洞go [run] to earth(狐等)逃入洞内put to earth接地earth wire地线
词性变化earth[ə:θ]vt.1.■把...埋入土中, 用土掩盖, 给...培土(up)2.■将(狐等)赶入洞中3.■把...接地(美国用 ground)earth up a plant or its root给植物或其根培土earth[ə:θ]vi.1.■(狐等)躲进洞里The fox earthed.狐狸躲进洞中。
继承用法earthbagsn.1.■【军】沙袋earth-basedadj.1.■地面的earth-bathn.1.■泥浴earthborn[ˈɜ:θbɔ:n]adj.1.■从地里生出的2.■世俗的, 人类的earthbound[ˈɜ:θbaʊnd]adj.1.■局限于地上的2.■世俗的, 平凡的3.■行向地球的4.■缺乏想象力的5.■接地的earthbredadj.1.■土生土长的earth-depositsn.1.■土堆earthdinn.1.■地震earthfalln.1.■塌方earthfastadj.1.■在土中坚固不易移动的earthflow[ˈɜ:θfləʊ]n.1.■【地质】泥流earth-freeadj.1.■不接地的earth-godn.1.■主管肥沃与植物的神earth-goddessn.1.■主管肥沃与植物的女神earthlight[ˈɜ:θlaɪt]n.1.■【天】(=earth shine)大地光earthman[ˈɜ:θmæn]n.1.■地球人earthmover[ˈɜ:θmu:və(r)]n.1.■挖土机earthnut[ˈɜ:θnʌt]n.1.■落花生earth-oiln.1.■[古]石油earthpean.1.■【植】花生earthplaten.1.■【电】接地板earth-resistancen.1.■大地[接地]电阻earth-returnn.1.■地回路earthrise n.1.■地出(从月球或宇宙飞船上所见地球仿佛从月球地平线上升的现象)earthsensorn.1.■地球(方向)传感器earth-shakern.1.■极重要的事件earthshaking[ˈɜ:θʃeɪkɪŋ]adj.1.■极其重大的; 震撼世界的, 翻天覆地的earth-shieldedadj.1.■接地屏蔽的earthshine[ˈɜ:θʃaɪn]n.1.■(月面上的)地球反照光earthshockn.1.■(尤指极为局部的)地震; 矿坑内爆炸引起的震动earth-stabilizedadj.1.■对地(球)稳定的earthwatch[ˈɜ:θwɔtʃ]n.1.■地球监察earthwork[ˈɜ:θwɜ:k]n.1.■土木工程2.■土炮台; 土堤3.■土石艺术品earthworm[ˈɜ:θwɜ:m]n.1.■蚯蚓; 鄙夫, 小人earthedadj.1.■接[通]地的earthen[ˈə:θən]adj.1.■土的, 土制的2.■地球上的, 人间的earthward(s)adv.1.■向地面
参考词汇earth;universe;world;都含“地球”“世界”的意思。1.■earth 指“人类居住的地球”, 如:Man is a dweller on the earth.人类是地球的寄居者。2.■universe 指“整个星球、空间”、“天地万物”, 如:Our earth is but a part of the universe.我们的地球只是宇宙的一部分。3.■world 多用于指“我们居住的地球, 往往包括人类在内”, 如:The whole world knows it.全世界都知道这件事。
noun
- (亦作 Earth)the planet on which we live; the world
地球;世界
the diversity of life on earth.
地球上生命的多样性。
■the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea
陆地;地面
it plummeted back to earth at 60 mph.
它以每小时60英里的速度向地面垂直下落。
■the present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell
尘世,人间(与天堂、地狱相对)
God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
愿上帝的旨意实现在地上,如同实现在天上(祈祷用语)。
■(the earth)(chiefly Brit.)used to signify a very large amount of something
(主英)极大的,大量的;巨额的
it doesn't have to cost the earth to look good.
要漂亮不一定要花一大笔钱。 - The earth is the third planet from the sun in the solar system, orbiting between Venus and Mars at an average distance of 149.6 million km from the sun, and has one natural satellite, the moon. It has an equatorial diameter of 12,756 km, an average density 5.5 times that of water, and is believed to have formed about 4,600 million years ago. The earth, which is three-quarters covered by oceans and has a dense atmosphere of nitrogen and oxygen, is the only planet known to support life
- [mass noun]the substance of the land surface; soil
土,泥土;土壤
a layer of earth.
一层土壤。
■one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn)
土(古代、中古时代哲学及占星学中四个元素之一)
[as modifier]an earth sign.
土相。
■[count noun]a stable, dense, non-volatile inorganic substance found in the ground
粘土,泥
■(poetic/literary)the substance of the human body
(诗/文)人体,躯壳 - [mass noun](Brit.)electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential
(英)接地
ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth.
确保把金属装置接地。
[as modifier]an earth wire.
一根地线。 - the underground lair or habitation of a badger or fox
獾(或狐)穴
[with obj.]
- (常作 be earthed)(Brit.)connect (an electrical device) with the ground
(英)把(电器)接地
the front metal panels must be soundly earthed.
前面的金属仪表板必须妥善地接地。 - (Hunting)drive (a fox) to its underground lair
(猎)把(狐狸)追赶入洞穴
■[no obj.](of a fox) run to its underground lair
(狐狸)躲进地洞 - (earth something up)cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth
用土掩盖(植物根部)
bring (或 come) back (down) to earth
- return or cause to return to reality after a period of daydreaming or excitement
使(幻想或兴奋之后)回到现实;回到现实
- (humorous)one had (or did you have?) an orgasm
(幽默)达到了性高潮(或达到性高潮了吗?)
- (of a hunted animal) hide in an underground burrow
(猎物)逃入地洞
■(figurative)go into hiding
(喻)躲藏起来
he'd gone to earth after that meeting.
那次见面后他便躲了起来。
- (informal)very strange
(非正式)像是来自外星的,极怪异的
they looked like nothing on earth.
他们像是来自外星。
- used for emphasis
[表示强调]世界上;究竟,到底
who on earth would venture out in weather like this?.
究竟有谁会在这样的天气冒险出行?。
- Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde
earth
名词 earth:
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
同义词:ground
the solid part of the earth's surface
同义词:land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell)
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
同义词:worldly concern, earthly concern, world
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
同义词:ground
动词 earth:
hide in the earth like a hunted animal
connect to the earth
earth
■China succeeded in launching its first man-made earth satellite in1970.
1970年中国成功地发射了第一颗人造地球卫星。
■A ball of fire seemed to fall out of the void, disappearing before it reached the earth.
一个火球似乎从天外飞降而来,在到达地面前悄然失踪了。
■A number of satellites are now circling the earth.
一些人造卫星现在正环绕地球飞行。
■Some worms eat earth.
一些虫子吃泥土。
■If the sun were to disappear, what would the earth be like?
万一太阳消失了,地球会变成什么样子?
■Here's a kind of list attached, but I can not make out how on earth you have come to this amount.
上面附有目录,我不知道你们到底是怎样得出那笔数字的。
■What on earth will he get up to next?
下一步他究竟要耍什麽花样?
■A region, realm, or dwelling place conceived to be below the surface of the earth.
下层社会设想在地球表面下面的区域、王国和居住场所
■Compared with a quite ordinary star, like the sun, the earth is small indeed.
与一个很普通恒星如太阳相比较,地球的确很小。
■Relating to, measured from, or with respect to the center of the earth.
与地心相关的,从地心测得的,关于地心的
■All nations on earth shall pray to be blessed as your descendants are blessed.
世上所有国家都要祈祷象你的后裔那样得到保佑。
■There are millions of living things on the earth.
世界上有数以百万计的生物。
■The earth together with all its inhabitants and created things.
世界地球及其上面的所有居住者和被创造的事物
■China successfully launched its first man-made earth satellite on April24,1970.
中国于1970年4月24日成功地发射了第一颗人造地球卫星。
■A narrow strip of landscaped earth in the middle of a street.
中间分隔带街道中间的一条狭窄的经过绿化的地带
■She would go to the ends of the earth to make a better life for the family.
为了让她的家庭过上比较好的生活,她愿去天涯海角。
■For one thing, Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there.
举个例子来说,曼哈顿地区的地表面都是由坚硬的混凝土构成的,在那里什么也不能生长。
■Maybe the earth has been visited by intelligent creatures from outer space.
也许太空的智慧生物已经访问过地球。
■So the Lord dispersed them from there all over the earth, and they left off building the city.
于是,天主把他们分散到世界各地,他们修城筑塔的工程也就半途而废了。
■It was once a common belief that the sun moved round the earth.
人们曾经普遍地认为太阳环绕地球运转。
■If there's a heaven on earth, this is it!
人间若有天堂,非此莫属!
■The earth hums to me today in the sun, like a woman at her spinning, some ballad of the ancient time in a forgotten tongue.
今天大地在太阳光里向我营营哼鸣,象一个织着布的妇人,用一种已经被忘却的语言,哼着一些古代的歌曲。
■It used to be believed that the sun moved round the earth.
从前人们常以为太阳绕着地球转。
■How on earth do they manage to rob the bank?
他们到底怎么抢了银行的?
■They strewed seeds over the earth.
他们把种子撒在地里。
■He represented the power of money as Jack did: he was another king. As I watched them all paying court to him, I wondered how on earth he came to marry Alice.
他和杰克一样代表着金钱的力量:他是又一位国王。当我看到他们,都对他表示尊敬时,我不明白他究竟如何会跟爱丽丝结了婚。
■He dived his hand into the earth.
他将手插入泥土中。
■When his money ran out, he came down to earth (with a bump).
他把钱用光时,才(赫然)如梦初醒。
■He stabbed at the earth with his stick.
他拿手杖戳著地。
■His first shot, which fell short, sent up a spurt of earth.
他的第一枪没打中,扬起一股尘土。
■He looks like nothing on earth in those weird clothes.
他穿著奇装异服难看极了。
■The burden on his back seemed to be crushing him to the earth.
他背上的重负似乎要把他压倒在地。
■In his sight the world had become corrupted, for all men had lived corrupt lives on earth.
他认为世界充斥着罪恶,因为所有世上的人都过着邪恶的生活。
■He saw the film several times; I wonder what on earth he saw in it.
他这场电影看了好几遍了,我不知道他究竟喜欢这个电影的什么。
■He scooped out a little of the earth, being careful not to disturb anything that was underneath.
他铲起了一点土,非常小心,不去扰乱底下的任何东西。
■The midsummer sun parched the earth.
仲夏的太阳炙烤着大地
■Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?
你到底为什么不跟我说实话?
■How on earth did you manage that?
你到底是怎么做的?
■How on earth did you know it?
你到底是怎么知道的?
■Where on earth did you spring from?
你是打哪儿冒出来的?
■For example, in1543 as a time when most people believed that the sun and the planets circled around the earth, a man named Copernicus suggested that the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun.
例如,在1543年,就在大多数人相信太阳和其他行星是绕地球运转的时候,有一个叫哥白尼的人却提出,地球和其他行星是绕太阳运转的。
■If the lower order does not set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?
假使下层人士不给我们作出好榜样的话,那么他们到底有何用处呢?
■If Adam came on earth again the only thing he will recognize will be the old joke.
假使亚当重返人间,他会懂得的恐怕只有那些老掉牙的笑话了。
■The spaceship Astra which left the earth a short time ago, will be travelling three hundred miles into space.
刚刚离开地球的阿斯特拉号宇宙飞船将飞行三百英里进入太空。
■By this time the news will be all over the earth; you must realize that there is trans-oceanic phones and cables everywhere now.
到这时这一消息就会传遍全世界了。你要明白现在到处都有越洋电话和电报。
■Explorers in remote areas, ships at sea, even astronauts circling the earth axe able to keep in touch with civilization by means of radio.
到遥远地区探险的人们,在海上航行的轮船,甚至绕地球环行的宇航员们,都能借助无线电与有人居住的地方保持联系。
■A double star in the constellation Gemini, the brightest star in the group, approximately 46 light-years from Earth.
北河二双子座中的一颗双星,是这组星中最明亮的一颗,距地球约46光年。
■Solidifying chiefly as a minor intrusion, especially as a dike or sill, before reaching the earth's surface. Used of rocks.
半深成的,浅成的在到达地球表面之前的主要作为小型岩石群固化的,尤其象岩脉或岩床的凝固用于指岩石
■Antarctica is the loneliest place on earth.
南极是地球上最偏远的地区。
■Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
bring sb. back to earth
1. 使某人回到现实中来
Her mother's voice brought her back to earth.
母亲的声音使她从幻想中清醒过来。
come back/down to earth
1. (从幻想中)回到现实
You'd better come back to earth now and finish your homework.
你最好别再胡思乱想了, 把作业做完。
on earth
1. 究竟
Where on earth can she be?
她究竟在哪里呢?
2. 世界上, 人世间
习惯用语bring sb. back to earth1.■使某人从幻想中清醒过来bring sb. down to earth1.■使某人从幻想中清醒过来burn the earth1.■[美]奔驰, 全速前进burn the wind1.■[美]奔驰, 全速前进come back to earth1.■回到现实中来, 不再幻想come down to earth1.■回到现实中来, 不再幻想down to earth1.■实际的, 不加渲染的go to earth (=take earth)1.■(狐等) 逃入洞内2.■躲藏, 隐避like nothing on earth1.■非常罕见的2.■糟透了; 难看极了, 难过极了make plain with the earth1.■[废]夷为平地, 彻底摧毁throw down plain with the earth1.■[废]夷为平地, 彻底摧毁beat down plain with the earth1.■[废]夷为平地, 彻底摧毁mop the earth with sb.1.■[口]把某人击倒在地; 大败某人mop the floor with sb.1.■[口]把某人击倒在地; 大败某人mop the ground with sb.1.■[口]把某人击倒在地; 大败某人mother earth1.■[诗]母亲大地; 抚育人类的土地multiply the earth1.■生儿育女; 增加人口on earth1.■在世界上, 在人间2.■[用于疑问词 what, who, where, how, why 之后]究竟, 到底3.■[用于否定词之后]全然, 一点也on God's earth1.■普天之下run sb. to earth1.■直捣(猎物的洞穴)2.■追寻直到捕获3.■[喻]查明, 追究到底run sth. to earth1.■直捣(猎物的洞穴)2.■追寻直到捕获3.■[喻]查明, 追究到底tread this earth1.■生活在世界上earth up1.■以土覆盖, 把...埋入土中特殊用法activated earth1.■活性陶土(补强剂)adamic earth1.■红粘土alum earth1.■明矾土auxiliary earth1.■辅助接地Barbados earth1.■【地质】放射虫石base earth1.■基极接地bitter earth1.■苦土; 氧化镁black earth1.■黑土(一种煤矿石, 捣碎后用于壁画)bleached earth1.■漂白[漂洗]土bog earth1.■沼泽土blue iron earth1.■蓝铁矿bone earth1.■骨灰brick earth1.■制砖用土capacity earth1.■地网; 电容接地case earth1.■外壳接地centre-point earth1.■中心(点)接地chassis earth1.■底盘[机壳]接地chestnut earth (soil)1.■栗[钙]土Cologne earth1.■科隆土(一种含有沥青的紫棕色水彩颜料, 透明, 耐久)coloring earth1.■矿物颜料conductive earth1.■接地damic earth1.■红粘土dead earth1.■直通地, 固定接地decolorizing earth1.■脱色土diatom (aceous) earth1.■硅藻土discoloring earth1.■漂白土; 脱色土disintegrated earth1.■坍塌土体filtering earth1.■过滤用白土fine earth1.■细漂白土粉floating earth1.■浮动接地flow out earth1.■(隧道)坍流土体fuller's earth1.■漂白土(用于壁画或陶瓷的优质粘土)green earth1.■绿土颜料gypsum earth1.■石膏土heavy rare earths1.■重稀土(元素组)imperfect earth1.■接地不良intermittent earth1.■断续接地interrupted earth1.■断续接地Italian earth1.■一种类似威尼斯红的红颜料(与白色调合产生很好的肉色)light rare earths1.■轻稀土(元素组)loose earth1.■松土multiple earth1.■多点接地one point earth1.■一点通地partial earth1.■部分接地permanent earth1.■永久地网, 永久性接地pipe earth1.■导管接地pit-run earth1.■坑取土plane earth1.■地平面plus earth1.■阳极接地podzolized yellow earth1.■灰化黄壤porcelain earth1.■瓷土potter's earth1.■陶土protective earth1.■保护用地线, 保安接地rack earth1.■机壳地线, 机架接地radial earth1.■辐射状地线radiolarian earth1.■【地质】放射虫土rare earths1.■稀土族, 稀土泵素refining earth1.■精制用的白土bleaching earth1.■精制用的白土scorched earth1.■焦土(政策)sea earth1.■海底电缆接地seat earth1.■底粘土secondary earth1.■副线圈接地shield earth1.■屏蔽[保护]接地signal earth1.■信号地线, 配线接地siliceous earth1.■硅质土single-point earth1.■单点接地solid earth1.■固定[完全]接地spherical earth1.■球面地sprayed earth1.■喷制土; 硫酸活化铝矾土swinging earth1.■暂时接地, 活接地synthetic earth1.■合成白土; 活化水矾土treated earth1.■活化白土tripoli earth1.■硅藻土tropical red earth (=laterite)1.■热带红土white earth1.■白垩等白色土质颜料yellow earth1.■赭石, 黄土