音标:[ə:θs] ;
n. 世界( earth的名词复数 ); 尘世; 泥土; 兽穴
n the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
n the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
n the solid part of the earth's surface
n the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
n once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
n the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
n a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
v hide in the earth like a hunted animal
v connect to the earth

earth的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The moon goes round the earth.月亮绕着地球转。
  2. What percentage of the earth is covered by oceans?地球上百分之多少被海水覆盖着?
  3. He dived his hand into the earth.他将手插入泥土中。
  4. The machine cast up a big heap of earth.机器卷起了一大堆泥土。
  5. The earth is as full of brutality as the sea is full of motion.世间满是残忍,正如海洋满是波动一般。
  6. There is no paradise on the earth equal to the union of love and innocence.世间无与伦比的幸福就是既有爱情又爱得纯洁无瑕。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The rocket entered the earth's atmosphere.火箭进入了地球大气层。
  2. We live on the earth.我们生活在地球上。
  3. How far is the earth from the sun?地球离太阳有多远?
  4. The moon is closer to the earth than any other body in the sky.月亮比天上其他天体离地球近。
  5. People used to think that the earth was flat.人们以前以为地球是扁平的。
  6. The periodic movement of the moon round the earth takes 28 days.月亮绕地球一周需要28天。
  7. The earth turns around at a uniform rate.地球以相同的速度旋转。
  8. The earth rotates on its own axis.地球绕地轴自转。
  9. The earth makes a yearly revolution around the sun.地球每年绕太阳一周。
  10. The earth's shadow sometimes falls on the moon.地球的影子有时落在月球上面。
  11. The lunar stone is different from earth's.月球的石头和地球的不一样。
  12. The moist water of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.土地中的水分全被蒸发光了。
  13. Beneath them the earth was naked of grass.在他们脚下是寸草不生的土地。
  14. For twenty minutes the earth shook.大地震动了20分钟。
  15. The fog envelops the earth.迷雾笼罩着大地。
  16. He fell to the earth.他摔倒在地上。
  17. After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth under our feet again.在海上生活一周后重新踏上陆地,我们的感觉非常愉快。
  18. It will take a little time for the rain to sink into the dried earth.雨水渗入干旱的泥土需要一些时候。
  19. He filled the pot with earth and planted a rose in it.他在花盆里填上土,栽了一株玫瑰。
  20. They were busy carrying earth.他们正忙着担土。
  21. He was pulling dead roots from the dusty earth.他正在从土中拔出枯死的根茎。
  22. The earth in the garden is good, soft soil.花园里的泥土松软肥沃。
  23. Don't forget to cover the root of the peach tree with earth.别忘了用土把桃树根埋好。
  24. The floor was earth but hard and smooth.虽然是泥地,倒也坚硬平坦。
  25. I would become part of the earth from which I came.我从泥土中来,还得回泥土中去。
  26. The whole earth rejoiced.全世界都欢欣鼓舞。
  27. If you go to a commercial photographer he'll charge the earth for it.如果你到以逐利为目的的摄影师那里,他会漫天要价的。
  28. I'd love that bike, but it costs the earth.我很喜欢那辆自行车,可是贵得不得了。
  29. What's the matter with you that you always want the earth?你怎么搞的?总是野心勃勃。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
burn the earth
    飞奔,疾驰 run fast
come down〔back〕 to earth
    回到现实 return to reality
down to earth
    务实的,现实的 realistical
in the earth
    地下 under the soil
like nothing on earth
    异乎寻常地,糟透地 very bad, unwell, peculiar, etc.
move heaven and earth
    想方设法,竭尽全力 do one's best
on earth
    究竟,到底 how, etc. ever
run to earth
    终于找到,追踪到 find sb/sth by searching hardrun sb/sth to earth

    The police eventually ran him to earth in Paris.

    警察终于在巴黎找到了他。

    After searching for him everywhere, she finally ran him to earth in the garden shed.

    她把所有的地方都找遍了,最后终于在花园棚子里找到了他。

    They read about how the white folks were trying to run him to earth.

    他们获悉到白人在怎样地追赶他。

    I ran the quotation to earth in Shakespeare's Othello .

    我查明这段引文是出自莎士比亚的《奥赛罗》。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • break earth破土动工
  • circle the earth环绕地球运行
  • cost the earth花一大笔钱
  • envelop the earth笼罩大地
  • orbit the earth环绕地球轨道运行
  • pay the earth付出一大笔钱
  • rake the earth耙地
  • round earth绕地球运行
  • sink into earth渗入土中
  • till the earth耕地
  • tread the earth在陆地上行走
  • walk the earth在陆地上行走
形容词+~
  • bare earth光秃秃的大地
  • dry earth干旱的土地
  • loose earth松散的大地
  • wet earth湿润的泥土
名词+~
  • mother earth抚育我们的土地
介词+~
  • in the earth在土中,埋在土里
  • on earth在地球上,究竟
  • cover the roots of a plant with earth给植物的根部培土
  • fill the pot with earth把泥土装入花盆

经典引文

  • He threw it down and beat it into the earth floor with his fist.

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