earth 英 [ɜ:θ]   美 [ɜrθ]

earth

earth  英 [ɜ:θ] 美 [ɜrθ]

n. 地球;陆地;土地, 

进行时:earthing  过去式:earthed  过去分词:earthed  第三人称单数:earths  名词复数:earths 

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!

  • Earth is our home planet, the third from the sun. Life on earth is possible because of its particular climate and the presence of water.
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  • n. 地球;陆地;土地,
  • 1. the history of life on earth

    地球上的生命史

  • 2. I must be the happiest person on earth!

    我一定是世界上最幸福的人!

  • 3. 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。

  • 4. What on earth are you doing?

    你究竟在干什么?

  • earth (n.) Old English eorþe "ground, soil, dirt, dry land; country, district," also used (along with middangeard) for "the (material) world, the abode of man" (as opposed to the heavens or the underworld), from Proto-Germanic *ertho (source also of Old Frisian erthe "earth," Old Saxon ertha, Old Norse jörð, Middle Dutch eerde, Dutch aarde, Old High German erda, German Erde, Gothic airþa), from extended form of PIE root *er- (2) "earth, ground." The earth considered as a planet was so called from c. 1400. Use in old chemistry is from 1728. Earth-mover "large digging machine" is from 1940.
  • earth (v.) "to commit (a corpse) to earth," late 14c., from earth (n.). Related: Earthed; earthing.
earth / ɜːθ ; NAmE ɜːrθ / noun , verb earth earths earthed earthing noun 1 ( alsoEarth ) , the Earth [uncountable ,  singular ] the world; the planet that we live on 世界;地球 the planet Earth 地球这颗行星 the history of life on earth 地球上的生命史 the earth's ozone layer 地球的臭氧层 The earth revolves around the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。 I must be the happiest person on earth! 我一定是世界上最幸福的人! 2 [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。 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 at floor 3 [uncountable ] the substance that plants grow in 土;泥;泥土 a clod/lump/mound of earth 一块土;一团泥;一堆土 synonyms at soil 4 [countable ] the hole where an animal, especially a fox,lives 兽穴;(尤指狐狸栖息的)洞穴 5 ( BrE) ( NAmE ground ) [countable ,  usually singular ] a wire that connects an electric circuitwith the ground and makes it safe (接)地线 IDIOMS charge, cost, pay, etc. the ˈearth ( BrE) ( informal) to charge, etc. a lot of money 收(或花、付等)很多钱 come back/down to ˈearth (with a ˈbang/ˈbump) | bring sb (back) down to ˈearth (with a ˈbang/ˈbump) ( informal) to return, or to make sb return, to a normal way of thinking or behaving after a time when they have been very excited, not very practical, etc. (使)从幻想中清醒过来,回到现实中来 see also down to earth go to ˈearth/ˈground ( BrE) to hide, especially to escape from sb who is chasing you 躲藏起来(以免被捉住) how, why, where, who, etc. on ˈearth ( 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? be, feel, look, taste, etc. like nothing on ˈearth ( 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 on ˈearth 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。 run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground ( BrE) to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time (长期搜寻后)终于找到 more at end n. , face n. , move v. , promise v. , salt n. , wipe v. verb ( BrE) ( NAmE ground ) [usually passive ] earthsth to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire 把(电线)接地 earth / ɜːθ ; NAmE ɜːrθ /
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