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BNC: 1026 COCA: 1547

earth

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Related topics: Soil, Electrical, Astronomy, Earth sciences
ldoce_079_gearth1 /ɜːθ $ ɜːrθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1  ldoce_079.png world 世界 (also Earth)WORLD [singular, uncountableU] the planet that we live on 地球
 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
→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 soil
soft/bare/damp etc earth
 footprints in the wet earth
湿土中的脚印
 a lump of earth
一团泥土
► 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
 The earth shook.
大地晃动了。
 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！
Examples from the Corpus
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。
Examples from the Corpus
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。
Examples from the Corpus
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 ground
Examples from the Corpus
go 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
Examples from the Corpus
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 on
nouns
the Earth’s surface
Over seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean.
the Earth’s crust
Volcanoes 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 atmosphere
The Earth’s atmosphere blocks off all radiation from space other than light and radio waves.
the Earth’s gravity
the continual pull of the Earth’s gravity on the Moon.
the Earth’s orbit
The rocket left the Earth's orbit and set off to Mars.
the Earth’s rotation
Has the Earth’s rotation always been the same?
the Earth’s axis
Over thousands of years, the direction of Earth’s axis slowly changes.
the Earth’s climate
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has an influence on the Earth’s climate.
verbs
orbit
The Earth orbits the Sun once a year, and the Moon orbits the Earth approximately every 27 days.
revolve/rotate
Because of the direction in which the Earth revolves, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
go round/around
Why does the Earth goes around the Sun?
phrases
Planet Earth
the origin of life on Planet Earth
n THESAURUS
Earth/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 sky
The 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 it
He’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 surface
After 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 world
a 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 in
adjectives
soft
The wheels got stuck in the soft earth.
hard
It 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.
fertile
This earth is not fertile enough to produce crops.
freshly-dug
The poppy seeds were planted in the freshly-dug earth.
moist/damp
I slipped on the damp earth and fell over.
phrases
a 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.
Examples from the Corpus
earth• Outside, the sun beat down on the red baked earth of Provence.• Then, suddenly, he was running, his arms flailing wildly, his bare feet thudding against the dark earth.• A shaking of earth, sky, mind, all.• Thousands of tons of earth were moved to build the dam.• With the industrial revolution, however, a better world did in fact arrive on earth.• planet earth• Above the earth, below the earth, on the earth, like Alice, curiouser and curiouser.• The message was freshly scratched in the earth.• The temperature of the Earth's core may be as high as 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit.• Born when the earth sleeps, yet Effie never seemed to rest and had soon worn out a rather fragile Marjorie.• In this way, signals can be sent to it and bounced back to earth stations for reception.• He bailed out at just the right time and floated the short distance to earth in a golden parachute.• When he returned to earth, he discovered that his father had died.
soft/bare/damp etc earth• Four single bulbs under tin covers lit the entire station, and the air smelled of coal and damp earth.• She pulled through the clutching shrubbery and skimmed back up the steps, realizing she was leaving footprints of damp earth.• The mist was getting heavier; so, too, was the rank odor of damp earth.• It was dark and smelt of damp earth.• The floor was of bare earth, and a ring of wooden poles supported the roof.• She was pointing at a recess scraped in the soft earth and pine needles.• It pounded the soft earth and gurgled along the gutters to splash with relentless monotony into the tub outside the back door.
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earth2 verb [transitiveT]  
British EnglishBrETEE to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire 把〔电器〕接地 SYN American English ground
 Make sure that the machine is properly earthed.
要确保机器妥善接地。
Examples from the Corpus
earth• He is strongest when he's earthed and practical.• All that is a bit abstract but it can be earthed by an example.• The £50 rubber-soled shoes earthed the massive electric shock as the bolt hit Brian, 12, in his bedroom.• Any exposed metal must be reliably earthed to the mains Earth lead.
Origin earth
Old English eorthe
earth1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
→n THESAURUS1earth2 verb
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BNC: 1026 COCA: 1547
earth

noun¹

 1the world地球ADJECTIVE | VERB + EARTH | EARTH + VERB | EARTH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤the entire, the whole整個地球VERB + EARTH➤circle, orbit繞地球運行◇satellites orbiting the earth環繞地球運行的衞星➤create創造地球➤destroy毀滅地球➤protect, save保護／拯救地球➤inhabit居住在地球上◇humans and other species that inhabit the earth生活在地球上的人類和其他物種➤roam, walk, wander在地球漫步；漫遊世界；徘徊人間◇when dinosaurs roamed the earth恐龍還在地球上漫步的時候◇She's the most beautiful woman to ever walk this earth.她是迄今為止天下最美麗的女子。◇a lost spirit, wandering the earth遊蕩人間的迷失魂靈➤rule統治地球◇Dinosaurs ruled the earth for hundreds of millions of years.恐龍統治了地球幾億年。➤hit, reach撞擊／到達地球◇the last asteroid that hit the earth最後一顆撞擊地球的小行星➤leave離開地球◇No one knows what happens to us after we leave this earth.沒有人知道我們離開這個世界後會發生什麼事。EARTH + VERB➤orbit sth, revolve, rotate, spin地球繞⋯運行／公轉／自轉／旋轉◇The earth orbits the sun.地球繞太陽運行。◇The earth revolves on its axis.地球繞地軸自轉。EARTH + NOUN➤history, sciences地球史；地球科學➤scientist地球科學家➤orbit地球運行軌道PREPOSITION➤above the earth地面之上◇We are flying at 30 000 feet above the earth.我們正在距地面 3 萬英尺的高空飛行。➤around the earth, round the earth (especially BrE) 環繞地球◇the moon's orbit around the earth月亮環繞地球的軌道➤on (the) earth在地球上◇The island was there before there was life on earth.在地球上有生命以前，這個島就存在了。➤to earth到地球◇The astronauts were able to send the information back to earth.宇航員能夠把信息傳回地球。PHRASES➤inherit the earth承受地土◇The Bible says the meek will inherit the earth.《聖經》上說，溫順的人必承受地土。➤(the) planet earth行星地球◇the future of life on planet Earth地球生物的未來➤the centre/center of the earth, the surface of the earth地球中心／表面➤the earth's atmosphere, core, surface, etc.地球大氣層、地核、地表等
earth

noun²

 2the ground; soil泥土ADJECTIVE | ... OF EARTH | EARTH + VERB | EARTH + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤bare光禿禿的土地◇There was nothing but bare earth to be seen.一眼望去只有光禿禿的土地。➤fertile肥沃的土壤▸➤barren, infertile貧瘠的土壤➤rich富饒的土地▸➤soft鬆軟的土壤▸➤hard, solid堅硬的土壤➤dry, parched乾旱的土地▸➤damp, moist, wet潮濕的土壤；濕潤的土壤➤cold, frozen冰凍的土壤；凍土➤warm溫暖的土壤▸➤fresh, freshly dug新鮮的／新挖出來的泥土▸➤loose鬆散的泥土◇I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.我將一把鬆散的泥土裝進盆子裏。➤baked (especially BrE) 受太陽炙烤的土壤◇The sun beat down on the baked earth.太陽直射在炙熱的泥土上。➤scorched焦土◇The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the scorched earth.飛機殘骸散落在燒焦的土地上。◇the retreating army's scorched earth policy (= to set fire to crops, buildings, etc.) 撤退軍隊執行的焦土政策➤chalky, sandy白堊質的泥土；沙質土➤dark深色土壤... OF EARTH➤clod, clump, lump土塊◇My boots were caked in big clods of wet earth.我的靴子上粘了大塊的濕土。EARTH + VERB➤shake, tremble大地搖晃／震動EARTH + NOUN➤bank, mound土堆◇I scrambled to the top of the steep earth bank.我爬上了陡峭的土堆頂部。➤tremor地顫◇Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an earth tremor.房間在地顫中晃動，傢具都倒了。PREPOSITION➤in the earth在土壤裏◇The plants must have their roots in the earth.植物的根必須扎在土壤裏。➤under the earth在土壤下面◇in mines deep under the earth在地下很深的礦裏
BNC: 1026 COCA: 1547
earth noun
⇨ floor 1 (under the earth) ⇨ soil (freshly dug earth) ⇨ world (life on earth)
BNC: 1026 COCA: 1547

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