| 词汇 | land |
| 释义 | landWord family adjectivelandedlandlesslandwardlandholdinglandlockedlandsidenounlanderlandinglandlessnessland agentland bridgelandfalllandfilllandfillinglandforcelandformlandholderlanding craftlanding gearlanding netlanding stagelanding striplandladylandlordlandlordismlandmanlandmarklandmasslandminelandminingland officelandownerlandracelandrailland reformlandslidelandsliplandsmanlandwindland land1 /lænd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 ground 土地 [uncountableU]LAND/GROUND an area of ground, especially when used for farming or building 土地〔尤指耕作或建筑用地〕 They own a lot of land. 他们拥有许多土地。 He bought a piece of land. ► see thesaurus at country → dockland, farmland 他买了一块地。 2 not sea 非海洋 [uncountableU]LAND/GROUND the solid dry part of the Earth’s surface 陆地 After 21 days at sea, we sighted land. 经过21天的海上航行，我们见到了陆地。 by land Troops began an assault on the city by land and sea. 军队开始由海陆两路攻击这座城市。 on land The crocodile lays its eggs on land. 鳄鱼在陆地上产卵。 land bird/animal → dry land The white stork is one of the biggest land birds of the region. 白鹳是该地区最大的陆栖鸟类之一。 3 country 国土 [countableC] literaryCOUNTRY/NATION a country or area 国家；地区 Their journey took them to many foreign lands. 他们在旅程中走过了许多异国的土地。 native land (=the land where you were born) 祖国 He’s fiercely proud of his native land. 他深深为祖国自豪。 Australia represented a real land of opportunity for thousands of people. ► see thesaurus at ground 对很多人来说，澳大利亚是一个充满机遇的国度。 4 NOT CITY 非城市the land COUNTRYSIDEthe countryside thought of as a place where people grow food 乡村，农村；田地 live off the land (=grow or catch all the food you need) 靠土地生活 A third of the region’s population still lives off the land. 该地区三分之一的人口依旧靠土地生活。 work/farm the land (=grow crops) 种地 Many people were forced to give up working the land. 许多人被迫放弃耕种。 Examples from the Corpus work/farm the land• Today most of the women in poor countries work the land.• The last vestiges of serfdom had disappeared in the sixteenth century, and the peasants farmed the land as leaseholders or sharecroppers.• Kalchu was busy all the time, working the land from dawn to dusk.• In general landowners were expected to work the land and to increase productivity, but not to upset the ecological balance.• Although her plan to import earnest and intelligent women failed, she did learn how to work the land.• If nobody wants to work the land - well go round by the villa.• Thousands of tenant farmers who have traditionally farmed the land, have already been displaced.• They are the feudal nobility who own the land, and the landless serfs who work the land. 5 property 财产 [uncountableU]LAND/GROUND the area of land that someone owns 〔某人拥有的〕地皮，地产 He ordered us to get off his land. 他命令我们离开他的土地。 private/public/common land 私有/公用/共用土地 6. see/find out how the land lies spokenSITUATION to try to discover what the situation really is before you make a decision 〔作出决定前〕了解情况，摸清形势 7. in the land of the living spokenCONSCIOUS awake – used humorously 醒着〔幽默用法〕 8. the land of milk and honey COMFORTABLEan imaginary place where life is easy and pleasant 〔虚构的〕乳蜜之乡，富饶的乐土 9. (in) the land of nod old-fashionedSLEEP asleep 在睡梦之乡 → be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land at cloud1(7), → dry land, dreamland, fairyland, → the lie of the land at lie3(3), → never-never land, Promised Land, wasteland, wonderland COLLOCATIONS phrases an acre/hectare of land 一英亩/公顷土地 The family owned hundreds of acres of land. 这个家族拥有数百英亩土地。 a piece of land (=an area of land) 一块土地 He built a house on a piece of land near the river. 他在河边的一块地上盖了一座房子。 a plot/parcel of land (=a piece of land) 一块土地 nThey farmed a small plot of land. a strip of land (=a narrow piece of land) 一片狭长的土地 nThey owned the strip of land between the forest and the sea. a tract of land (=a large area of land) 一大片土地 adjectivesnCattle ranching requires large tracts of land. fertile/rich (=good for growing crops) 肥沃的，富饶的 The land near the river is very fertile. 河边的土地非常肥沃。 poor (=not good for growing crops) 贫瘠的 It is poor land that should never have been farmed. 这片土地十分贫瘠，不应该用来耕作。 vacant/derelict British EnglishBrE (=unused) 闲置的/荒弃的 The houses could be built on derelict land. 可以在荒地建造房屋。 open land (=land on which there are no buildings) 开阔地 In the middle of the city are several hundred acres of open land. 城市中部有数百英亩开阔地。 agricultural land 农业用地 nThe factory is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land. arable land (=land that crops are grown on) 可耕地 nSome pastures were converted into arable land. industrial land (=land where factories can be built and industry take place) 工业用地 nThe canal basin area is designated as industrial land. housing/building land British EnglishBrE (=land where houses can be built) 房屋用地 nThe shortage of housing land is a problem in the south-east. COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘a large land’ or ‘a small land’. Say a large piece of land or a small piece of land. 不要说 ‘a large land’ 或 ‘a small land’. 而要说 a large piece of land 或 a small piece of land. THESAURUS land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses 〔归某人所有或用于耕作、建筑的〕土地 This is private land. 这是私人土地。 They moved to the country and bought some land. 他们搬到乡下，买了一些地。 farmland land that is used for farming 农田，耕地 The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland. 这一带有平缓的山丘和农田。 territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war 领土，领地 His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory. 他的飞机被迫在中国领土紧急降落。 The army was advancing into enemy territory. 军队正深入敌方领地。 the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital 庭园，场地 The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend. 城堡庭园每逢周末对游客开放。 the school grounds 学校操场 estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner 庄园 The film is set on an English country estate. 影片的场景设在英国一座乡村庄园内。 Examples from the Corpus land• Until recently, crown land was leased to farmers on condition that they cleared a certain amount each year.• Some repairs to the boat will have to wait until we're back on dry land.• His travels in foreign lands provided him with the inspiration for many of his poems and songs.• Their journey took them to many foreign lands.• high land prices• Get off my land!• Each family was given a small piece of land where they could grow food for themselves.• Though we looked around for other pieces of land, my enthusiasm for the project had disappeared.• Our story takes place in a far-off land, long, long ago.• Reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land or giving birth to live young.• They had defeated the enemy on land and at sea.• It was our dream to have our own land to raise cattle on.• Captain Edwards brought the plane in for a perfect landing.• They moved to the country and bought some land.• There were extremists who said that Britain could be driven from the land.• A mall is being built on the land near the lake.• This world is just about empty and the unoccupied land is probably fertile.• Public- and private-sector users were both reluctant to put vacant land on the market. land bird/animal• How is a land animal to solve the problem of acquiring oxygen without losing water?• One of the largest land birds of the region, showing much white on black-tipped wings in flight.• Medium-large to very large, rather long-necked and long-legged land birds; bill stout, somewhat flattened.• There are no land animals, apart from some tiny insects.• Of the 57 species of reptiles, land birds and mammals, more than 80 % live nowhere else.• Put all the world's land animals on a pair of scales and 10% of the weight would be ants.• A small land bird had taken refuge on the cabin roof during the gale.• Occasional crossings between the two chief areas were possible during periods when the Bering Strait became passable to land animals. land of opportunity• This is the golden land of opportunity.• Whatever the West of I878 was for young mining engineers, it was the land of opportunity for unmarried women. private/public/common land• These have been mainly Government-owned and public lands, leaving the large private landowners untouched.• But only Parliament ban it from private land.• The proposed forest-saving initiative is likely to include the following provisions: Ban clear-cutting on private land.• Elsewhere, open campfires are prohibited on private lands, according to a proclamation issued earlier this month by Gov.• Even Aristotle complained that communal property always looked worse than private lands.• I do agree with Mr. Findlay that the public should be prepared to pay for access to private land.• Norton is very much of the extraction-over-conservation school when it comes to public lands.• Beyond them in the grey distance was bleak moorland - the watershed - private land. Air, Water land2 ●●● S2 W3 verb 1 plane/bird/insect 飞机/鸟/昆虫 a) [intransitiveI] if a plane, bird, or insect lands, it moves safely down onto the ground 着陆，降落；飞落 OPP take off Flight 846 landed five minutes ago. 846次航班五分钟之前降落了。 The bird landed gracefully on the water. 鸟儿优美地飞落到水面上。 b) [transitiveT] to make a plane move safely down onto the ground at the end of a journey 使〔飞机〕降落 The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely. 飞行员设法令飞机安全降落。 2 arrive by boat/plane 乘船/乘飞机抵达 [intransitiveI]TTATTW to arrive somewhere in a plane, boat etc 〔乘飞机、船等〕着陆；登陆；到达 land on/in/at etc ► see thesaurus at arrive We expect to be landing in Oslo in about fifty minutes. 我们预计约50分钟后在奥斯陆降落。 In 1969, the first men landed on the Moon. 1969年，人类首次登上月球。 3 fall/come down 掉下/落下 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FALL to come down through the air onto something 掉落；跌落 SYN drop land in/on/under etc A large branch landed on the hood of my car. 一根巨大的树枝掉落到我汽车的引擎盖上。 Louis fell out of the tree and landed in a holly bush. 路易斯从树上掉下来，落到了冬青树丛中。 She fell and landed heavily on the floor. 她掉下来，重重地摔在地上。 A couple of bombs landed quite near to the village. 几颗炸弹落在离村子很近的地方。 4 goods/people 货物/乘客 [transitiveT]PUT if a boat or aircraft lands people or goods, it brings them to a place, and the people get out or the goods are carried out 〔从船或飞机上〕卸下〔货物〕；使〔乘客〕下船[飞机] The troops were landed by helicopter. 部队乘直升机降落。 5 job/contract etc 工作/合同等 [transitiveT] informalGET to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get 谋得〔难得的工作、合约等〕 He landed a job with a law firm. 他在律师事务所谋得一份工作。 land yourself something Bill’s just landed himself a part in a Broadway show. 比尔刚刚在百老汇的一场演出中谋到一个角色。 6 land somebody in trouble/hospital/court etc CAUSEto cause someone to have serious problems or be in a difficult situation 使某人陷入困境/得病住院/卷入官司等 Connie’s going to land herself in big trouble if she keeps arriving late for work. 康妮要是上班老迟到，就会给自己惹出大麻烦。 She developed pneumonia which landed her in hospital. 她患上肺炎，住进了医院。 Examples from the Corpus land somebody in trouble/hospital/court etc• But that would land Dolly in trouble.• In fact, it's the very program that landed Microsoft in court.• It doesn't have to land you in trouble.• Might we not show these photographs to the government and land the people in trouble?• Being too aggressive can land you in trouble - and still not get you paid.• There was no harm in that but it landed him in trouble every time.• The attendant filed criminal charges against the princess, landing her in court two days after she landed at Logan. 7 land somebody in it British EnglishBrE spoken informalPROBLEM to get someone into trouble by telling other people that they did something wrong 〔告诉他人某人做错某事而〕使某人陷入麻烦 SYN drop somebody in it Geoff landed me in it by saying I should have checked that the door was locked. 杰夫跟别人说我本该检查一下门是否锁好，这给我惹来了麻烦。 Examples from the Corpus land somebody in it• To whack it over the net, land a dart in it.• You've just landed yourself in it.• You've landed us in it, doin' that. 8 problems 问题 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PROBLEM to arrive unexpectedly, and cause problems 〔出乎意料地〕到达，来临〔从而引发问题〕 land in/on/under etc Just when I thought my problems were over, this letter landed on my desk. 就在我认为所有问题都已解决时，这封信送到了我的桌上。 9. land a punch/blow etc HITto succeed in hitting someone 一拳击中 Examples from the Corpus land a punch/blow etc• Flaws' Nigel's style includes getting caught with punches in order to land punches.• This time, he hardly landed a blow as the majestic Christie cruised home.• The first tried to land a punch, but he missed.• He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose.• Sharpe hacked again, this time landing a blow on the back of the helmet. 10 land on your feet to get into a good situation again, after having problems 逢凶化吉，摆脱困苦 She certainly landed on her feet when she got that job. 得到了那份工作，她自然是时来运转。 Examples from the Corpus land on your feet• After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.• Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.• He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.• However he landed on his feet.• This is a company that tends to land on its feet.• Capra lost his job, but landed on his feet when Columbia Pictures hired him. 11. catch fish 捕鱼 [transitiveT]DSO to catch a fish 捕到〔鱼〕 12 land up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal EVENTUALLYto be in a particular place, situation, or position after a lot of things have happened to you 〔历经许多事后〕最终落到〔某一处境〕 SYN end up in We landed up in a bar at 3 am. 最后到了凌晨3点钟，我们进了一家酒吧。 Be careful that you don’t land up in serious debt. 当心，切勿债台高筑。 with I landed up with five broken ribs. 我最后落得五根肋骨骨折。 Examples from the Corpus land in• I thought to myself that I had landed up in a place without an inch of ground to call my own.• They keep landing up in the middle. 13 land somebody with something phrasal verbphr v informal GIVEto give someone something unpleasant to do, because no one else wants to do it 把〔别人都不愿意做的事〕推给〔某人〕去做 Maria’s been landed with all the tidying up as usual. 收拾打扫的工作照例又落到玛丽亚头上。 n Grammar Land with is usually passive. Examples from the Corpus land with • I had always thought that the Chittagong war was about land.• In 1977,24 million households, with a total population of 114 million, each had less than 0.4 hectares of land.• In the case of such deposits the rule that writing is required for the creation of interests in land is dispensed with.• San Francisco is only prevented from being an island by a very small strip of land.• In July 1346 he landed in Normandy with an army of perhaps some 15,000 men.• The forest was razed and the land was scarred with bomb craters.• The company had moved fast since landing at Portsmouth with King Henry late in October.• We all land safely with no real casualties other than the odd jaundiced expression. n Grammar Land belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: He landed the plane in a field. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the object of land.You can say: The plane landed in a field. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the subject of land.Examples from the Corpus land• He didn't hear it land.• Most at least peek to see where the ball lands.• A French company has landed a contract to supply computers to China.• Luckily, I managed to land a great job with a law firm.• You mean Rich landed an 18-pound fish by himself?• Despite severe weather conditions, the Boeing 727 landed as scheduled.• When the plane landed at JFK, it was three hours late.• We will be landing at Singapore airport at 3 am local time.• He loves watching planes take off and land at the airport.• It was not a bad wound, but entirely enough to make me land badly and wrench my ankle.• Flight 846 from Cleveland landed five minutes ago.• He's managed to land himself an amazing job in advertising.• We then set out for Muscat, but with nightfall approaching, we landed in Abu Dhabi.• Before landing in Algiers, we circled the airport several times.• She thought of landing in New York.• There's a plane coming in to land now.• A flock of Canada geese landed on the river in front of us.• Fishermen were landing their catch at the harbor. land on/in/at etc• Fairfield, which bought the land in 1994, remains strategically tight-lipped on its plans for the rest of the ranch.• However, landing at a natural rock jetty is possible in good conditions.• The car shot over the edge and landed in a sand dune.• Antony Carswalle, vicar of Whitchurch, who died in 1521, owned land in Garsington, Oxon.• Although much of the area around a pool at this time may be exposed rock, the gobies never land on it.• So I landed in one of the least used departments on campus.• The Edwardian stairs were next to land on the bonfire. landed heavily• Tony jumped from high up, landed heavily and pulled a face.• Being a large woman, she'd landed heavily, badly hurting her left hip, her right knee and ankle.• He landed heavily on gravel by the track.• Pain flared in his thigh wound as he landed heavily on his injured leg.• He crashed into a table, somersaulted over it and landed heavily on the carpet.• He crashed into a table and landed heavily on the floor and had to be helped to his feet by friends.• The stone swung up and landed heavily on the floor.• He screamed as he landed heavily on the vibrating flagstones. land yourself something• Bill's just landed himself a part in a Broadway show. land in/on/under etc• It was this, unfinished, runway that I landed on.• Bucky, works for the real-estate agency that sold me my land on Adams Hill in 1977.• If this had been implemented, taxation of church land in Kent, which was extensive, would have ceased.• It is dark when Queequeg and Ishmael land in Nantucket.• The marines would land on the beach north of the valley.• Then she landed on the Market Square flagstones with a sickening crash to lie motionless.• That car was thrown into the air and landed on the next car in line, killing Waltrick.• He already owns farming land in Wiltshire. From Longman Business Dictionary landland1 /lænd/ noun [uncountableU] 1PROPERTYFARMINGground, especially ground used for building or farming on Land has always been a good investment. 2FARMING the land ground in the country used for growing food, animals etc Many farmers have given up working the land because of low rates of return. 3 (also lands) an area of land that a person or organization owns → federal land → private land → public landHe exploited the mineral resources which he found under his lands. landland2 verb 1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] if a plane lands, or if a pilot lands it, it moves down on to the ground in a controlled way 2[transitiveT]TRANSPORT to put someone or something on land from an aircraft or boat He landed his load of illegal immigrants on the Kent coast at midnight. 3[transitiveT] informal if you land a job or a contract, you manage to get it It has just landed a big contract to install a defense communications system. Old English |
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