earth
- n.地球;土;世界;大地;地面;泥土;（接）地线;陆地;泥;兽穴
- vt.把(电线)接地
复数： earths 过去式： earthed 现在分词： earthing 过去分词： earthed 第三人称单数： earths
earthnoun
世界；地球
the world; the planet that we live on
the planet Earth
地球这颗行星
the history of life on earth
地球上的生命史
the earth's ozone layer
地球的臭氧层
The earth revolves around the sun.
地球绕着太阳转。
I must be the happiest person on earth !
我一定是世界上最幸福的人！
陆地；地面；大地
land; the hard surface of the world that is not the sea or the sky; the ground
After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again.
出海一周后，重新踏上陆地感到很愉快。
You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
卡车开近时会感觉到地面在震动。
土；泥；泥土
the substance that plants grow in
a clod/lump/mound of earth
一块土；一团泥；一堆土
兽穴；（尤指狐狸栖息的）洞穴
the hole where an animal, especially a fox , lives
（接）地线
a wire that connects an electric circuit with the ground and makes it safe
to charge, etc. a lot of money
to return, or to make sb return, to a normal way of thinking or behaving after a time when they have been very excited, not very practical, etc.
to hide, especially to escape from sb who is chasing you
used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer
你究竟在干什么？
What on earth are you doing?
How on earth can she afford that?
她怎么可能负担得起呢？
to be, feel, look, taste, etc. very bad
used after negative nouns or pronouns to emphasize what you are saying
无论什么都不能说服我跟他一块儿走。
Nothing on earth would persuade me to go with him.
to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time
to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve sth
哪怕走遍天涯海角我也要再见她一面。
I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again.
to disappear completely
继续找——他们不可能就此从地球上彻底消逝的。
Keep looking─they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.
to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve sth
a very good and honest person that you can always depend on
to destroy or remove sb/sth completely
verb
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to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.以上各词均指土壤。
the top layer of the earth in which plants grow指土壤：
Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
wet soil that is soft and sticky指泥、淤泥、泥浆：
The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks指黏土、陶土：
The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
an area of ground, especially of a particular type尤指某种类型的地带、土地：
an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地区
the substance that plants grow in指土、泥、泥土
( especially NAmE ) soil, especially loose soil指泥土，尤指松土、散土：
Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
将植物周围的土培实。
an area of soil指土地：
The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
汽车陷到泥地里了。
They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
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N-PROPER 地球（指宇宙组成部分时用Earth，指人类居住的星球时用the Earth）
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. “
亚特兰蒂斯”号航天飞机今天安全返回地球。
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N-SING 陆地;地面
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.
地面摇晃，周围房屋的墙体在他们身边倒塌。
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N-UNCOUNT 泥土;土壤;土地
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...
公路蜿蜒数英里，穿过炙烤的大地、灌木丛和仙人掌。
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N-COUNT （狐等的）洞穴
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N-SING （接）地线
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.
地线没有接上。
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Light fittings with metal parts should always be earthed.
有金属部件的照明装置都应该走地线。
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PHRASE （用于以how, why, what 或 where 开始的问句，表示强调，通常表示问题没有答案或很难回答）究竟，到底
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?...
那件事到底怎么发生的？
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PHRASE （用于否定名词短语后表强调）根本，完全
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...
她没能搬过来和我们同住，这根本就说不通。
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PHRASE (用于包含形容词最高级的名词短语后表示强调)世界上，人世间
On earth is used for emphasis after a noun group that contains a superlative adjective.He wanted to be the fastest man on earth.
他想成为世界上跑得最快的人。
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PHRASE （激动之后）恢复正常生活，回到现实
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'...
从胜利的喜悦中平复后，他承认：“当时感觉棒极了。”
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PHRASE （经过长时间的寻找后）终于找到
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点差5分的时候，她终于在酒馆里找到了他。
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PHRASE 价格不菲/斥巨资
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.
这肯定花了很多钱。
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hell on earth→ see:hell
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- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- Synonym: ground
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- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
- they consider the church to be independent of the world
- Synonym: worldly concern earthly concern world
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- the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
- it was hell on earth
- Synonym: Earth
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- the 3rd planet from the sun;the planet we live on
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- Synonym: Earth world globe
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- the solid part of the earth's surface
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- Synonym: land dry land ground solid ground terra firma
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- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- they dug into the earth outside the church
- Synonym: ground
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- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
verb
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- connect to the earth
- earth the circuit
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- hide in the earth like a hunted animal
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I must be the happiest person on earth !
我一定是世界上最幸福的人！
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He wanted to be the fastest man on earth .
他想成为世界上跑得最快的人。
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There were low banks of earth between the rice fields .
稻田之间有低矮的田埂。
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People used to think the earth was flat .
人们曾经认为地球是平的。
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Water covers a large proportion of the earth 's surface .
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
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People used to believe the earth was flat .
人们一度认为地球是平的。
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A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth .
一颗新的人造卫星被送上了环绕地球的轨道。
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The earth takes a year to make a circuit of the sun .
地球绕太阳运行一周需要一年的时间。
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The nearest star to earth is about 4 light years away .
地球离最近的恒星大约为4光年。
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The earth takes a year to orbit the sun .
地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。
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Being totally alone is my idea of hell on earth .
完全的孤独对我而言就是置身人间地狱。
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It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth .
人们曾经认为太阳绕着地球转。
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The age of the earth is reckoned at about 4 600 million years .
估计地球的年龄大约为46亿年。
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The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth .
赤道是一条假想的环绕地球腰部的线。
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Equipment on the space station is teleoperated from Earth .
空间站上的设备是从地球遥控的。
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The horses ' hooves bit deep into the soft earth .
马蹄深深地陷进了松软的土里。
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The moon exerts a force on the earth .
月球对地球有引力。
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The moon is a satellite of earth .
月球是地球的卫星。
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People were awestruck by the pictures the satellite sent back to earth .
人们对人造卫星送回地球的图片叹为观止。
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The island is truly a heaven on earth .
那个岛堪称人间天堂。
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The sun is constantly evaporating the earth 's moisture .
太阳使地球上的湿气不断蒸发。
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The earth is almost 25 000 miles in circumference .
地球的周长大约为25000英里。
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How on earth can she afford that ?
她怎么可能负担得起呢？
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Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth .
火星自转一周的时间比地球长。
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The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides .
月球对地球的吸引力引起潮汐。
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The earth moves round the sun .
地球围绕太阳旋转。
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Keep looking ─ they can 't just have vanished off the face of the earth .
继续找——他们不可能就此从地球上彻底消逝的。
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After a week at sea , it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again .
出海一周后，重新踏上陆地感到很愉快。
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When did mammals appear on the earth ?
地球上的哺乳动物起源于何时？
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Ozone is the earth 's barrier against ultra-violet radiation .
臭氧是地球防止紫外线辐射的屏障。
指人类居住的星球。
71% of the earth's surface is sea.
地球表面71％的面积是海洋。
He must be the happiest person on earth!
他准是世界上最幸福的人！
通常与定冠词 the 连用，指我们生活的世界，尤用于强调范围之大。
Their goods are exported all over the globe.
他们的商品出口到世界各地。
His travels have taken him to every corner of the globe.
他游遍了世界各地。
通常与定冠词 the 连用，多指地球上的世界，包含其中的国家、社会和人。
The Second World War broke out in 1939.
1939年爆发了第二次世界大战。
He is the tallest man in the world.
他是世界上个子最高的人。
This toy robot is the latest craze all over the world.
这种玩具机器人最近风靡全世界。
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