land
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. 土地
Good agricultural land is in short supply. 肥沃的农业用地短缺。
...160 acres of land. …160英亩土地。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to an area of land which someone owns as their land or their lands. 地产
Their home is on his father's land. 他们的家坐落在他父亲的土地上。
3. N-SING If you talk about the land, you mean farming and the way of life in farming areas, in contrast to life in the cities. 农村生活
Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times. 即使是在最好的时期靠种地生活也是很艰难的。
4. N-UNCOUNT Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air. 陆地[also 'the' N]
It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea. 不清楚飞机是落在陆地上还是海里。
5. N-COUNT You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way. 国家[文学性]
...America, land of opportunity. …美国，充满机会的国度。
6. V-I When someone or something lands, they come down to the ground after moving through the air or falling. 降落
He was sent flying into the air and landed 20 feet away. 他被抛入空中，在20英尺以外落地。
7. V-T/V-I When someone lands a plane, ship, or spacecraft, or when it lands, it arrives somewhere after a journey. 抵达
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. 这架喷气式飞机在仅仅不到三个小时的飞行后就抵达了。
He landed his troops on the western shore. 他的部队抵达了西海岸。
8. V-T/V-I If you land in an unpleasant situation or place or if something lands you in it, something causes you to be in it. 陷入 (不愉快境地)[非正式]
He landed in a psychiatric ward. 他住进了精神病病房。
9. V-I If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems. 意外出现[非正式]
Two days later the book had already landed on his desk. 两天后，这本书意外地出现在了他的桌子上。
10. to land on your feet→see foot
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land /lænd/ (landing,landed,lands)
剑桥词典
- The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months .
- This stretch of land was once covered with luxuriant forest , but is now bare .
- There are several plots of land for sale .
- The refugees were at sea for 40 days before reaching land.
- This path marks the dividing line between my land and my neighbour's.
- He developed a malignant hatred for the land of his birth .
- It is a barren and hostile land.
- It is a land of antiquated social rules and suffocating traditions .
- We've got the best brains in the land working on this problem .
- They journeyed to foreign lands.
land noun (DRY SURFACE)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the surface of the earth that is not covered by water
陆地，地面
It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea . 在陆地上钻探石油比在海上更经济。
The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe . 该条约的签订导致了欧洲陆基导弹的数量大幅减少。
The military commanders won't deploy their land forces until they're satisfied that the air attacks have done their job . 军队指挥官们将一直等到他们觉得空中打击奏效了之后才会开始部署地面部队。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
an area of ground , especially when used for a particular purpose such as farming or building
地，土地
This sort of land is no good for growing potatoes . 这种地不适合种土豆。
I always prosecute people who trespass on my land. 对擅自闯入我的领地的人我一律都要告上法庭。
We want to buy a plot of land to build a house . 我们想买一块地盖房子。
the land
farms , farming , and the countryside
农场；务农；农村
Most of the families lived off the land (= grew their own food , etc.). 大多数家庭靠种田过活。
My parents worked (on) the land. 我父母都务农。
例句
land noun (COUNTRY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] literarya country
国家
a land of ice and snow 冰雪的国度
The group want to promote their ideas in schools throughout the land. 该团体到全国各地的学校去宣传他们的理念。
也见 fatherland
homeland
motherland
例句
习语
be in the land of nodbe in the land of the living
find out/see how the land lies
land of milk and honey
the land of the midnight sun
the Land of the Rising Sun 返回 land