earth
英 [ɜːθ]
美 [ɜːrθ]
n. 世界; 地球; 陆地; 地面; 大地; 土; 泥; 泥土
v. 把(电线)接地
复数:earths 过去分词:earthed 现在分词:earthing 过去式:earthed 第三人称单数:earths
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1026 / COCA.1547
同义词辨析
earthn. 地球,世界
〔辨析〕
指人类居住的星球。
〔例证〕
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!
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!
globen. 地球,世界
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
worldn. 世界
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
习惯用语
n.
- charge, cost, pay, etc. the earth
- 收(或花、付)很多钱
to charge, etc. a lot of money come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)bring sb (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump) - (使)从幻想中清醒过来,回到现实中来
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. go to earth/ground - 躲藏起来(以免被捉住)
to hide, especially to escape from sb who is chasing you how, why, where, who, etc. on earth - (加强疑问句的语气)到底,究竟
used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer - What on earth are you doing?
你究竟在干什么? - How on earth can she afford that?
她怎么可能负担得起呢? be, feel, look, taste, etc. like nothing on earth - 感到(或显得、尝起来)非常糟糕,非常难受
to be, feel, look, taste, etc. very bad on earth - (用于否定名词或代词之后表示强调)在世界上,在人世间
used after negative nouns or pronouns to emphasize what you are saying - Nothing on earth would persuade me to go with him.
无论什么都不能说服我跟他一块儿走。 run sb/sth to earth/ground - (长期搜寻后)终于找到
to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time go to the ends of the earth - 走遍天涯海角;历尽千辛万苦
to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve sth - I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again.
哪怕走遍天涯海角我也要再见她一面。 disappear/vanish off the face of the earth - 完全消失;消逝得无影无踪
to disappear completely - 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。 move heaven and earth - 竭尽所能;竭尽全力
to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve sth promise (sb) the earth/moon/world - 作出不可能实现的承诺
to make promises that will be impossible to keep the salt of the earth - 世上的盐,地上的盐(指善良而信实的人)
a very good and honest person that you can always depend on wipe sb/sth off the face of the earthwipe sth off the map - 使…从地球上消失;彻底消除
to destroy or remove sb/sth completely
牛津词典
noun
- 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!
- the planet Earth
- 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。
- After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again.
- 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
- a clod/lump/mound of earth
- 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
verb
- 把(电线)接地
to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire
柯林斯词典
- 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)
Earthorthe Earthis the planet on which we live. People usually sayEarthwhen they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, andthe Earthwhen 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。 - ...a fault in the Earth's crust.
地壳断层
- The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to earth today. “
- N-SING 陆地;地面
The earthis 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。
- The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them.
- N-UNCOUNT 泥土;土壤;土地
Earthis 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。 - They will revert to tilling the earth in an old-fashioned way.
他们将回归到用老方法耕地。
- The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus...
- (狐等的)洞穴
Anearthis a hole in the ground in which an animal such as a fox lives. - N-SING (接)地线
Theearthin 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。
- The earth wire was not connected.
- See also:down-to-earth
- 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 earthis 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? - What on earth had Luke done?...
卢克究竟做了什么? - Why on earth would he want to go to such a place?
他到底为什么想去那么个地方?
- How on earth did that happen?...
- PHRASE (用于否定名词短语后表强调)根本,完全
On earthis 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。 - There is no feeling on earth like winning for the first time.
初尝胜利滋味的感觉真是无可比拟。
- There was no reason on earth why she couldn't have moved in with us...
- 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 earthis 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。 - ...the site of the worst ecological disaster on earth.
世界上最严重的生态灾难发生地
- He wanted to be the fastest man on earth.
- PHRASE (激动之后)恢复正常生活,回到现实
If you comedown to earthorback 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。” - I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.
真相的披露让我深感震惊,我被带回了现实。
- When he came down to earth after his win he admitted: 'It was an amazing feeling'...
- PHRASE (经过长时间的寻找后)终于找到
If yourunsomeone or somethingto 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。
- She ran him to earth in the pub at five to one.
- PHRASE 价格不菲/斥巨资
If you say that somethingcost the earthor that youpaid the earthfor 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。
- It must have cost the earth.
- hell on earth→ see:hell
in AM, use 美国英语用 ground
英英释义
noun
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
- they consider the church to be independent of the world
- the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
- it was hell on earth
- the 3rd planet from the sun
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- 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
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- they dug into the earth outside the church
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
verb
- connect to the earth
- earth the circuit
- hide in the earth like a hunted animal
双语例句
- There is no feeling on earth like winning for the first time.
初尝胜利滋味的感觉真是无可比拟。 - The similarities between Mars and Earth were enough to keep alive hopes of some form of Martian life.
火星和地球之间的诸多相似处足以让人们对火星上存在某种生物抱以希望。 - How on earth did that happen?
那件事到底怎么发生的? - The spacecraft burned up when it re-entered the earth's atmosphere.
宇宙飞船重新进入地球大气层时烧毁了。 - 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。 - 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。” - The earth wire was not connected.
地线没有接上。 - I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.
真相的披露让我深感震惊,我被带回了现实。 - Today we are overpopulated, straining the earth's resources.
现在我们人口过多,致使地球资源使用过度。 - 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。