ldoce_079_gearth1 /ɜːθ $ ɜːrθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 world 世界 (also Earth)WORLD [singular, uncountableU] the planet that we live on 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
→5 See picture of axis 地轴, Arctic circle 北极圈, line of longitude 经线 ... →4 See picture of 见图 GLOBE →4 See picture of 见图 SOLAR SYSTEM 2 soil 土壤 [uncountableU]TAS the substance that plants grow in 泥土,土壤 SYN soilsoft/bare/damp etc earth footprints in the wet earth 湿土中的脚印
► see thesaurus at ground 3 land 陆地 [uncountableU]LAND/GROUND 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〕 SYN ground They watched the kite fall back to earth. 他们望着风筝落回地面。
4 what/why/how etc on earth ...? spokenSURPRISED used to ask a question when you are very surprised or angry 究竟,到底〔用于询问令人惊讶或生气的事〕 What on earth did you do that for? 你那么做究竟为了什么?
5 cost/pay/charge the earth informalEXPENSIVE to cost etc a very large amount of money 花费/支付/收取一大笔钱 It must have cost the earth! 那一定花了很多钱!
cost/pay/charge the earth• But ... but it must cost the earth.• In Coventry Sir William Lyons produced wonderful engineering and style-but he didn't believe his cars should cost the earth.• This is a flexible, well-designed machine which produces quality prints and doesn't cost the earth to print them.• A well planned, well made kitchen that doesn't cost the earth.• It is possible to pay the earth for beauty products.• He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth.• It would cost the earth, but it had to be safer than Nigel's Aston Martin. 6 the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth MOSTthe 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 [uncountableU] used in religion to refer to the time when people are alive as opposed to being in heaven or hell 尘世,人间〔与天堂或地狱相对〕 Jesus’ time on earth 耶稣在人世间的时候
→ move heaven and earth at heaven(9), → hell on earth at hell1(2) 8 come back/down to earth (with a bump) REAL/NOT IMAGINARYto 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。
come back/down to earth (with a bump)• Adai can come back to Earth after Gog is dead - after I am dead, perhaps.• They recently have come down to Earth.• Maybe, but the once pricey products that use this satellite technology have come down to earth.• Peter Lilley came down to earth.• In Karuzi you quickly come down to earth.• AIr travellers came down to earth with a bump yesterday when they joined in some charity aerobics. 9 no ... /nothing on earth NONE/NOTHINGused 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的。
There’s no reason on earth why you should tell him. 你绝对没有理由要告诉他。
no ... /nothing on earth• No city on earth is quite like it.• No nation on earth takes greater pride in its moral heritage than the United States.• Obviously I couldn't mime to a voice of seventeen years ago, no way on earth!• But at the time, with my dad as he was, there might have been no such place on earth.• Further, no nation on Earth presently has the ability to launch manned lunar missions.• Gazza's goal convinced Maradona there is no greater player on earth than the irrepressible Geordie.• There is no excitement on earth like it.• Oh no ... what on earth was there to cry for? 10 look/feel etc like nothing on earth British EnglishBrESTRANGE to look or feel very strange 看上去/感觉等非常奇怪 The next morning I felt like nothing on earth. 第二天早上我感觉非常奇怪。
11. electricity 电 [countableC usually singular] British EnglishBrETEE a wire that makes a piece of electrical equipment safe by connecting it with the ground 地线〔电器与地面连接的导线〕 SYN American English ground 12. animal’s home 动物居所 [countableC]HBA the hole where a wild animal such as a fox lives 〔狐狸等野兽的〕洞穴 → den, lair 13. go to earth British EnglishBrEHIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEE to hide in order to escape from someone who is chasing you 躲藏起来 SYN go to groundgo to earth• Not much doubt he slipped in there and went to earth in the shed, for some purpose of his own.• He'd go to earth and stay there till dark.• All the village had gone to earth. 14. run somebody/something to earth British EnglishBrEFIND to find someone, especially by looking in many places 四处搜寻最终找到某人/某物run somebody/something to earth• He hadn't been there that morning and now she had run him to earth in the café.
→ down-to-earth, → promise somebody the moon/the earth at promise1(3), → the salt of the earth at salt1(2)n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the planet that we live onnounsthe Earth’s surfaceOver seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean.
the Earth’s crustVolcanoes and earthquakes occur where there is movement in the Earth’s crust.
the Earth’s core (=central part)The Earth’s inner core is almost entirely composed of iron.
the Earth’s mantle (=parts around the central core)the incredibly high temperatures and pressures deep within Earth’s mantle
the Earth’s atmosphereThe Earth’s atmosphere blocks off all radiation from space other than light and radio waves.
the Earth’s gravitythe continual pull of the Earth’s gravity on the Moon.
the Earth’s orbitThe rocket left the Earth's orbit and set off to Mars.
the Earth’s rotationHas the Earth’s rotation always been the same?
the Earth’s axisOver thousands of years, the direction of Earth’s axis slowly changes.
the Earth’s climateThe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has an influence on the Earth’s climate.
verbsorbitThe Earth orbits the Sun once a year, and the Moon orbits the Earth approximately every 27 days.
revolve/rotateBecause of the direction in which the Earth revolves, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
go round/aroundWhy does the Earth goes around the Sun?
phrasesPlanet Earththe origin of life on Planet Earth
n THESAURUSEarth/the Earth the planet we live on – used especially when talking about this in relation to other planets and to space. Also used when talking about being on the ground as opposed to being in the skyThe Earth moves around the Sun.
The space shuttle returned to Earth safely.
It’s the highest mountain on Earth.
the world the planet we live on – used when talking about all the people, countries, places etc on itHe’s one of the richest men in the world.
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world.
land the solid dry part of the Earth’s surfaceAfter weeks at sea, the sailors saw land.
the globe the world – used especially when you want to emphasize that something happens in or comes from every part of the worlda meeting of scientists from around the globe
There has been an increase in skin cancer across the globe.
The network is accessible from any point on the globe.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the substance that plants grow inadjectivessoftThe wheels got stuck in the soft earth.
hardIt hadn’t rained for weeks and the earth was hard.
bare (=not covered by trees or grass)There were no flowers or grass, just bare earth.
fertileThis earth is not fertile enough to produce crops.
freshly-dugThe poppy seeds were planted in the freshly-dug earth.
moist/dampI slipped on the damp earth and fell over.
phrasesa mound of earth (=a pile of earth that looks like a small hill)A mound of earth lay beside the grave.
a clod/clump of earth (=a lump of earth)The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth.