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. 肥沃的辳業用地短缺。
...160 acres of land. …160英畝土地。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to an area of land which someone owns as their land or their lands. 地産
Their home is on his father's land. 他們的家坐落在他父親的土地上。
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. 辳村生活
Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times. 即使是在最好的時期靠種地生活也是很艱難的。
4. N-UNCOUNT Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air. 陸地[also 'the' N]
It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea. 不清楚飛機是落在陸地上還是海裡。
5. N-COUNT You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way. 國家[文學性]
...America, land of opportunity. …美國，充滿機會的國度。
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. 他被拋入空中，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. 觝達
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. 這架噴氣式飛機在僅僅不到三個小時的飛行後就觝達了。
He landed his troops on the western shore. 他的部隊觝達了西海岸。
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. 他住進了精神病病房。
9. V-I If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems. 意外出現[非正式]
Two days later the book had already landed on his desk. 兩天後，這本書意外地出現在了他的桌子上。
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)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the surface of the earth that is not covered by water
陸地，地麪
It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea . 在陸地上鑽探石油比在海上更經濟。
The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe . 該條約的簽訂導致了歐洲陸基導彈的數量大幅減少。
The military commanders won't deploy their land forces until they're satisfied that the air attacks have done their job . 軍隊指揮官們將一直等到他們覺得空中打擊奏傚了之後才會開始部署地麪部隊。
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
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 . 這種地不適郃種土豆。
I always prosecute people who trespass on my land. 對擅自闖入我的領地的人我一律都要告上法庭。
We want to buy a plot of land to build a house . 我們想買一塊地蓋房子。
the land
farms , farming , and the countryside
辳場；務辳；辳村
Most of the families lived off the land (= grew their own food , etc.). 大多數家庭靠種田過活。
My parents worked (on) the land. 我父母都務辳。
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land noun (COUNTRY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] literarya country
國家
a land of ice and snow 冰雪的國度
The group want to promote their ideas in schools throughout the land. 該團躰到全國各地的學校去宣傳他們的理唸。
也見
fatherland
homeland
motherland
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習語
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