earth
noun /ɜːθ/
/ɜːrθ/
Idioms - (also Earth, the Earth)[uncountable, singular] the world; the planet that we live on
世界；地球 - the planet Earth
行星地球 - The earth revolves around the sun.
地球绕着太阳转。 - a satellite orbiting the earth
环绕地球运行的卫星 - the earth's surface/crust
地球表面/地壳 - on earth the history of life on earth
地球上的生命史 - I must be the happiest person on earth!
我一定是世界上最幸福的人！
Wordfinder- climate
- earth
- equator
- equinox
- hemisphere
- International Date Line
- latitude
- map
- planet
- tropic
Topics Spacea2- No one knows what happens to us after we leave this earth.
没有人知道我们离开这个世界后会发生什么事。 - The Bible says the meek will inherit the earth.
《圣经》上说，温顺的人必承受地土。 - The earth revolves on its axis.
地球环绕自身的轴心转动。 - a lost spirit, wandering the earth
游荡人间的迷失魂灵 - humans and other species that inhabit the earth
生活在地球上的人类和其他物种 - the last asteroid that hit the earth
最后一颗撞击地球的小行星 - the moon's orbit around the earth
月亮环绕地球的轨道 - She believed that demons walked the earth.
她相信恶魔在地球上行走。 - when dinosaurs roamed the earth
恐龙还在地球上漫步的时候 - The astronauts were able to send the information back to earth.
宇航员能够把信息传回地球。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- the entire
- the whole
- circle
- orbit
- create
- …
- orbit something
- revolve
- rotate
- …
- history
- sciences
- scientist
- …
- above the earth
- around the earth
- round the earth
- …
- inherit the earth
- (the) planet earth
- the centre/center of the earth
- …
- the planet Earth
- [uncountable, singular] land; the hard surface of the world that is not the sea or the sky; the ground
陆地；地面；大地 - 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。 - above the earth fifty feet above the earth
离地球五十英尺 - under/below/beneath the earth in mines deep under the earth
在地下很深的矿里 - 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。
Synonyms floorfloor- ground
- land
- earth
- floor the surface of a room that you walk on:
- She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
她坐在地板上看电视。
- She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
- ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on:
（常作 the ground）指室外地、地面： - I found her lying on the ground.
我发现她躺在地上。 - The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground.
火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁了。
- I found her lying on the ground.
- land the surface of the earth that is not sea:
- It was good to be back on dry land again.
回到陆地上真好。 - They fought both at sea and on land.
他们在海上和陆上都打过仗。
- It was good to be back on dry land again.
- earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc:
（常作 the earth）指大地、陆地、地面： - 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。
- You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
用 ground、land 还是 earth？ - on/under the floor/ground/earth
- bare floor/ground/earth
- to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
- to reach the floor/the ground/land
- Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an earth tremor.
房间在地颤中晃动，家具都倒了。 - The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the parched earth.
飞机残骸散落在干燥的大地上。 - The bunker is located deep below the earth.
这座碉堡位于地下深处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- fertile
- barren
- …
- clod
- clump
- lump
- …
- shake
- tremble
- bank
- mound
- tremor
- …
- in the earth
- under the earth
- After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again.
- [uncountable] the substance that plants grow in
土；泥；泥土 - a clod/mound of earth
土块/土堆 - I cleaned off the earth clinging to my boots.
我清理了粘在靴子上的泥土。
Synonyms soilsoil- mud
- dust
- clay
- land
- earth
- dirt
- ground
- soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
- mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
- dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
- clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
- The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
- The tiles are made of clay.
- land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
- an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地域
- an area of rich, fertile land
- earth the substance that plants grow in
指土、泥、泥土 - dirt (especially North American English) 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。
- Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
- ground an area of soil:
- 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。
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Topics Farmingb1- I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.
我将一把松散的泥土装进盆子里。 - I scrambled to the top of the steep earth bank.
我爬上了陡峭的土堆顶部。 - My boots were caked in big clods of wet earth.
我的靴子上粘了大块的湿土。 - The fields had been ploughed, and there was nothing but bare earth to be seen.
田地刚刚犁过，一眼望去只有光秃秃的土地。 - The plants must have their roots in the earth.
植物的根必须扎在土壤里。 - The sun beat down on the baked earth.
太阳直射在炙热的泥土上。 - Dig the earth to a depth of two spade lengths.
把土挖到两铲长的深度。 - His boots sank into the soft earth.
他的靴子陷进了松软的泥土里。 - In the air was the smell of freshly dug earth.
空气中弥漫着刚刚翻松过的泥土的气味。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- fertile
- barren
- …
- clod
- clump
- lump
- …
- shake
- tremble
- bank
- mound
- tremor
- …
- in the earth
- under the earth
- a clod/mound of earth
- [countable] the hole under the ground where an animal, especially a fox, lives
兽穴；（尤指狐狸栖息的）洞穴 - (British English) (North American English ground)[countable, usually singular] a wire that connects an electric circuit with the ground and makes it safe
（接）地线
词源Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde.
Idioms
be, feel, look, taste, etc. like nothing on earth
- (informal) to be, feel, look, taste, etc. very bad
感到（或显得、尝起来等）非常糟糕，非常难受
charge, cost, pay, etc. the earth
- (British English, informal) to charge, etc. a lot of money
收（或花、付等）很多钱 - I'd love that dress, but it costs the earth.
我很喜欢那件衣服，但是它太贵了。 - If you want a house in London, you’ll have to pay the earth for it.
如果你想在伦敦买栋房子，你必须为此付出高昂的代价。
- I'd love that dress, but it costs the earth.
come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump) | bring somebody (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump)
- (informal) to return, or to make somebody return, to a normal way of thinking or behaving after a time when you/they have been very excited, not very practical, etc.
（使）从幻想中清醒过来，回到现实中来
disappear/vanish off the face of the earth
- to disappear completely
完全消失；消逝得无影无踪 - Keep looking—they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.
继续找，他们不可能就从此消失得无影无踪的。
- Keep looking—they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.
go to earth/ground
- (British English) to hide, especially to escape from somebody
躲藏起来（以免被捉住）
go to the ends of the earth
- to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve something
竭尽所能；竭尽全力 - 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。
- I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again.
how, why, where, who, etc. on earth
- (informal) used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer
（加强疑问句的语气）到底，究竟 - 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？
- What on earth are you doing?
move heaven and earth
- to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve something
竭尽所能；竭尽全力
on earth
- used after negative nouns or pronouns to emphasize what you are saying
（用于否定名词或代词之后表示强调）在世界上，在人世间 - 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。
- Nothing on earth would persuade me to go with him.
promise (somebody) the earth/moon/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
作出不可能实现的承诺 - Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
政治家在选举前承诺地球，但选举后情况就不同了。
- Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
run somebody/something to earth/ground
- (British English) to find somebody/something after looking hard for a long time
（长期搜寻后）终于找到
the salt of the earth
- a very good and honest person that you can always depend on
世上的盐，地上的盐（指善良而诚实的人）
wipe somebody/something off the face of the earth | wipe something off the map
- to destroy or remove somebody/something completely
使…从地球上消失；彻底消除