land
n
1 [U] solid part of the earth's surface (contrasted with sea or water) 陸地; 大地
travel over land 陸路旅行
be on, reach, come to land 在陸地上、 抵達(dá)陸地、 到陸地上
The journey to the far side of the island is quicker by land than by sea, ie by car, train, etc than by boat. 走陸路至海島的另一端比從海路走快捷.
On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it isvery agile. 龜在陸地上行動(dòng)笨拙, 在水里則很靈活.
2 [U]expanse of country 地域
The land west of the mountains stretched as far as the eye could see. 群山以西的地域一望無際.
3 [U]
(a) ground or soil of the same type (同一類型的)地帶
rich, stony, forest land 肥沃、 多巖、 森林地帶.
(b) ground or soil as used for a particular purpose (作某種用途的)地, 土地: farming land 農(nóng)業(yè)用地
arable land 可耕地 * The city suffers from a shortage of building land, ie land on which to build houses. 該市極缺乏建筑用地.
4 the land [U]
(a) ground or soil used for farming 田地; 耕地
working the land 種地.
(b) rural areas as contrasted with cities and towns 農(nóng)村; 農(nóng)業(yè)地區(qū)
Many farmers are leaving the land to work in industry. 很多農(nóng)民離開農(nóng)村轉(zhuǎn)事工業(yè)勞動(dòng).
5
(a) [U] property in the form of land 地產(chǎn); 田產(chǎn)
How far does your land extend? 你的地產(chǎn)遠(yuǎn)至何處?
a house with a hundred acres of land adjoining it 方圓帶有一百英畝土地的住宅
land for sale 地皮出讓.
(b) lands [pl]
estates 私有土地.
6 [C] (rhet 修辭) country, state or nation 國家: my native land 我的祖國
the finest orchestra in the land 國家最優(yōu)秀的管弦樂隊(duì)
(fig 比喻) the land of dreams 夢鄉(xiāng). =>Usage at country 用法見country.
7 (idm 習(xí)語) in the ,land of the `living (joc 謔) alive 在世; 活著. the ,land of `Nod (joc 謔) sleep 睡鄉(xiāng). the lie of the land => lie 2. live off/on the fat of the land => live2. live off the land => live2. make `land (nautical 海) see or reach the shore 看到陸地; 抵達(dá)海岸. (be/go) on the `land work as a farmer 種莊稼; 務(wù)農(nóng)
He left his office job to try to make a living on the land. 他辭去了辦公室的工作, 改以務(wù)農(nóng)為生. the promised land => promise2. see, etc how the `land lies learn what the situation is, how matters stand, etc 了解情況; 知悉現(xiàn)狀等
We'd better find out how the land lies before taking any action. 我們最好把情況弄清楚再采取行動(dòng). spy out the land => spy v.
land v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb/sth) (at...) (cause sb/sth to) go on land from a ship; disembark (使某人[某物])登岸, 下船
We landed at Dover. 我們在多佛上岸.
Troops have been landed at several points. 部隊(duì)已在幾個(gè)地點(diǎn)登陸.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
bring (an aircraft) down to the ground, etc 使(飛行器)著陸等
The pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely. 飛行員設(shè)法讓受到破壞的飛機(jī)安全著陸.
(b) [I, Ipr] come down in this way 著陸
We shall be landing (at Gatwick airport) shortly please fasten your seat-belts. 我們馬上就要(在蓋特威克機(jī)場)著陸--請大家系好座位上的安全帶.
3 [I, Ipr] reach the ground after a jump or fall 跳落或跌落地面
Try to catch the ball before it lands. 要把球接住, 不要讓它落地.
He fell down the stairs, landing in a heap at the bottom. 他從樓梯上摔下來, 直跌到樓梯底部滾成一團(tuán).
4 [Tn] bring (a fish) to land 將(魚)拉上岸
Fewer herring than usual have been landed this year. 今年鯡魚捕獲量比往年少.
5 [Tn] (infml 口) succeed in obtaining (sth), esp against strong competition 獲得某物(尤指經(jīng)激烈競爭)
land a good ...
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*[l?nd]n. 陸地, 地面, 地界, 地產(chǎn), 國土, 土地vi. 登陸, 登岸, 到達(dá)vt. 使上岸, 使登陸, 使到達(dá)【計(jì)】 連接盤; 焊盤【經(jīng)】 土地相關(guān)詞組: go by land land on land on one's feet