earth
n
verb
ɜːθ
n
1
WORLD
世界
also
又作
the
PLANET
that
we
live
on
地球
singular 单数, U
the
planet
Earth
地球
the
earth
The
earth
revolves
around
the
sun.
地球绕着太阳公转。
the
earth’s
surface/atmosphere/crust
etc
71%
of
the
earth’s
surface
is
sea.
地球表面 71% 的面积是海洋。
on
earth
the
origin
of
life
on
Earth
地球上生命的起源;
2
SOIL
土壤
the
substance
that
plants
grow
in
泥土，土壤;
U
soft/bare/damp
etc
earth
footprints
in
the
wet
earth
湿土中的脚印
a
lump
of
earth
一团泥土
3
LAND
陆地
the
hard
surface
of
the
world,
as
opposed
to
the
sea
or
air
陆地; 地面〔与海洋或天空相对〕;
U
The
earth
shook.
地面晃动了。
They
watched
the
kite
fall
back
to
earth.
他们望着风筝落到了地上。
4
what/why/how etc on earth …?
used
to
ask
a
question
when
you
are
very
surprised
or
angry
[口] 究竟…？，到底…？〔用于询问令人惊讶或生气的事〕
spoken
What
on
earth
did
you
do
that
for?
你做那事究竟为了什么？
5
cost/pay/charge the earth
to
cost
etc
a
very
large
amount
of
money
[非正式] 花费/支付/收取一大笔钱
informal
It
must
have
cost
the
earth!
那一定花了很多钱！
6
the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc … on earth
the
biggest
etc
example
of
something
that
exists
世界上最大的/最高的/最贵的等
the
most
powerful
man
on
earth
世界上最有影响力的人
7
RELIGION
宗教
used
in
religion
to
refer
to
the
time
when
people
are
alive
as
opposed
to
being
in
HEAVEN
or
HELL
尘世，人间〔与宗教中的天堂或地狱相对〕
U
Jesus’
time
on
earth
耶稣在世期间
8
come back/down to earth (with a bump)
to
stop
behaving
or
living
in
a
way
that
is
not
practical
回到现实，丢掉幻想
She
soon
brought
him
back
down
to
earth.
她很快使他从幻想中清醒过来。
9
no … /nothing on earth
used
to
emphasize
that
you
mean
nothing
at
all
绝对没有什么〔用于强调〕
Nothing
on
earth
would
have
persuaded
me
to
go.
绝对没有什么可以说服我去。
There’s
no
reason
on
earth
why
you
should
tell
him.
你绝对没有什么应该告诉他的理由。
10
look/feel etc like nothing on earth
10.
to
look
or
feel
very
strange
[英] 看上去/感觉等非常奇怪
BrE
The
next
morning
I
felt
like
nothing
on
earth.
第二天早上我感觉非常奇怪。
11
ELECTRICITY
电
a
wire
that
makes
a
piece
of
electrical
equipment
safe
by
connecting
it
with
the
ground
[英] 地线;
C usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE AmE
12
ANIMAL’S HOME
动物居所
the
hole
where
a
wild
animal
such
as
a
FOX
lives
〔狐狸等野兽的〕洞穴;
C
13
go to earth
13.
to
hide
in
order
to
escape
from
someone
who
is
chasing
you
[英] 躲藏起来;
BrE
14
run sb/sth to earth
14.
to
find
someone,
especially
by
looking
in
many
places
[英] 四处搜寻最终找到某人/某物
BrE
verb
15
to
make
electrical
equipment
safe
by
connecting
it
to
the
ground
with
a
wire
[英] 把〔电器〕接地;
AmE
Make
sure
that
the
machine
is
properly
earthed.
要确保机器妥善接地。