earth 音标拼音: ['ɚθ]
n . 地球,泥土,世界,尘世
vt . 埋入土中,赶入洞内
vi . 躲入洞内
地球,泥土,世界,尘世埋入土中,赶入洞内躲入洞内
earth 地 地面
Earth n 1 :
the 3rd planet from the sun ;
the planet we live on ; "
the Earth moves around the sun "; "
he sailed around the world "
[
synonym : {
Earth }, {
earth }, {
world }, {
globe }]
2 :
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface ; "
they dug into the earth outside the church "
[
synonym : {
earth }, {
ground }]
3 :
the solid part of the earth '
s surface ; "
the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land "; "
the earth shook for several minutes "; "
he dropped the logs on the ground " [
synonym :
{
land }, {
dry land }, {
earth }, {
ground }, {
solid ground }, {
terra firma }]
4 :
the abode of mortals (
as contrasted with Heaven or Hell ); "
it was hell on earth " [
synonym : {
Earth }, {
earth }]
5 :
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (
Empedocles )
6 :
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife ; "
they consider the church to be independent of the world " [
synonym : {
worldly concern }, {
earthly concern },
{
world }, {
earth }]
7 :
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body ,
such as the earth (
which is taken to be at zero voltage ) [
synonym : {
ground }, {
earth }]
v 1 :
hide in the earth like a hunted animal 2 :
connect to the earth ; "
earth the circuit "
Earth \
Earth \ ([~
e ]
rth ),
n . [
AS .
eor [
eth ]
e ;
akin to OS .
ertha ,
OFries .
irthe ,
D .
aarde ,
OHG .
erda ,
G .
erde ,
Icel .
j ["
o ]
r [
eth ],
Sw . &
Dan .
jord ,
Goth .
a [
imac ]
r [
thorn ]
a ,
OHG .
ero ,
Gr . ?,
adv .,
to earth ,
and perh .
to E .
ear to plow .]
1 .
The globe or planet which we inhabit ;
the world ,
in distinction from the sun ,
moon ,
or stars .
Also ,
this world as the dwelling place of mortals ,
in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits .
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That law preserves the earth a sphere And guides the planets in their course . --
S .
Rogers .
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In heaven ,
or earth ,
or under earth ,
in hell .
--
Milton .
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2 .
The solid materials which make up the globe ,
in distinction from the air or water ;
the dry land .
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God called the dry land earth . --
Gen .
i .
10 .
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He is pure air and fire ,
and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him . --
Shak .
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3 .
The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe ,
in distinction from the firm rock ;
soil of all kinds ,
including gravel ,
clay ,
loam ,
and the like ;
sometimes ,
soil favorable to the growth of plants ;
the visible surface of the globe ;
the ground ;
as ,
loose earth ;
rich earth .
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Give him a little earth for charity . --
Shak .
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4 .
A part of this globe ;
a region ;
a country ;
land .
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Would I had never trod this English earth . --
Shak .
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5 .
Worldly things ,
as opposed to spiritual things ;
the pursuits ,
interests ,
and allurements of this life .
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Our weary souls by earth beguiled . --
Keble .
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6 .
The people on the globe .
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The whole earth was of one language . --
Gen .
xi .
1 .
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7 . (
Chem .)
(
a )
Any earthy -
looking metallic oxide ,
as alumina ,
glucina ,
zirconia ,
yttria ,
and thoria .
(
b )
A similar oxide ,
having a slight alkaline reaction ,
as lime ,
magnesia ,
strontia ,
baryta .
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8 .
A hole in the ground ,
where an animal hides himself ;
as ,
the earth of a fox . --
Macaulay .
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They [
ferrets ]
course the poor conies out of their earths . --
Holland .
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9 . (
Elec .)
The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground ;
specif .,
the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise .
Note :
When the resistance of the earth connection is low it is termed a good earth .
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Note :
Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words ;
as ,
earth apple or earth -
apple ;
earth metal or earth -
metal ;
earth closet or earth -
closet .
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{
Adamic earth }, {
Bitter earth }, {
Bog earth }, {
Chian earth },
etc .
See under {
Adamic }, {
Bitter },
etc .
{
Alkaline earths }.
See under {
Alkaline }.
{
Earth apple }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A potato .
(
b )
A cucumber .
{
Earth auger },
a form of auger for boring into the ground ; --
called also {
earth borer }.
{
Earth bath },
a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes .
{
Earth battery } (
Physics ),
a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture .
{
Earth chestnut },
the pignut .
{
Earth closet },
a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the f [
ae ]
cal discharges .
{
Earth dog } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
a dog that will dig in the earth ,
or enter holes of foxes ,
etc .
{
Earth hog }, {
Earth pig } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
the aard -
vark .
{
Earth hunger },
an intense desire to own land ,
or ,
in the case of nations ,
to extend their domain .
{
Earth light } (
Astron .),
the light reflected by the earth ,
as upon the moon ,
and corresponding to moonlight ; --
called also {
earth shine }. --
Sir J .
Herschel .
{
Earth metal }.
See 1st {
Earth },
7 . (
Chem .)
{
Earth oil },
petroleum .
{
Earth pillars }
or {
Earth pyramids } (
Geol .),
high pillars or pyramids of earth ,
sometimes capped with a single stone ,
found in Switzerland . --
Lyell .
{
Earth pitch } (
Min .),
mineral tar ,
a kind of asphaltum .
{
Earth quadrant },
a fourth of the earth '
s circumference .
{
Earth table } (
Arch .),
the lowest course of stones visible in a building ;
the ground table .
{
On earth },
an intensive expression ,
oftenest used in questions and exclamations ;
as ,
What on earth shall I do ?
Nothing on earth will satisfy him . [
Colloq .]
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Earth \
Earth \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Earthed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Earthing }.]
1 .
To hide ,
or cause to hide ,
in the earth ;
to chase into a burrow or den . "
The fox is earthed ." --
Dryden .
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2 .
To cover with earth or mold ;
to inter ;
to bury ; --
sometimes with up .
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The miser earths his treasure ,
and the thief ,
Watching the mole ,
half beggars him ere noon .
--
Young .
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Why this in earthing up a carcass ? --
R .
Blair .
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Earth \
Earth \,
v .
i .
To burrow . --
Tickell .
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Earth \
Earth \,
n . [
From {
Ear }
to plow .]
A plowing . [
Obs .]
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Such land as ye break up for barley to sow ,
Two earths at the least ,
ere ye sow it ,
bestow .
--
Tusser .
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212 Moby Thesaurus words for "
earth ":
Earth ,
Gaea ,
Ge ,
Tellus ,
Terra ,
abri ,
acres ,
air ,
air -
raid shelter ,
alluvion ,
alluvium ,
arable land ,
ashes ,
atom ,
atomic particles ,
billiard table ,
biosphere ,
body ,
bomb shelter ,
bombproof ,
bones ,
bowling green ,
brute matter ,
building block ,
bunker ,
burrow ,
cadaver ,
carcass ,
carpet ,
carrion ,
cave ,
chemical element ,
clay ,
clod ,
component ,
concealment ,
constituent ,
corpse ,
corpus delicti ,
cosmos ,
couch ,
cover ,
covert ,
coverture ,
creation ,
crowbait ,
crust ,
cyclone cellar ,
dead body ,
dead flat ,
dead level ,
dead man ,
dead person ,
decedent ,
deck ,
den ,
dirt ,
dry bones ,
dry land ,
dugout ,
dust ,
earthbound ,
earthly ,
element ,
elementary particle ,
elementary unit ,
embalmed corpse ,
esplanade ,
fallout shelter ,
fill ,
fire ,
flat ,
flatland ,
floor ,
floor covering ,
flooring ,
fluvioterrestrial ,
food for worms ,
form ,
foxhole ,
freehold ,
fundamental particle ,
funk hole ,
geography ,
geophilous ,
geosphere ,
glebe ,
globe ,
grassland ,
gravel ,
ground ,
hole ,
homaloid ,
horizontal ,
horizontal axis ,
horizontal fault ,
horizontal line ,
horizontal parallax ,
horizontal plane ,
horizontal projection ,
humus ,
hyle ,
hypostasis ,
lair ,
land ,
landholdings ,
late lamented ,
ledge ,
level ,
level line ,
level plane ,
lithosphere ,
loam ,
lodge ,
macrocosm ,
marginal land ,
marl ,
material ,
material world ,
materiality ,
matter ,
mean sea level ,
mew ,
mold ,
molecule ,
monad ,
mortal remains ,
mother earth ,
mould ,
mud ,
mummification ,
mummy ,
natural world ,
nature ,
orb ,
organic remains ,
parquet ,
parterre ,
pave ,
pavement ,
paving ,
physical world ,
plain ,
plane ,
planet ,
platform ,
plenum ,
prairie ,
real estate ,
real property ,
region ,
regolith ,
relics ,
reliquiae ,
remains ,
run ,
safety zone ,
sand ,
sea level ,
sea of grass ,
shelter ,
skeleton ,
sod ,
soil ,
sphere ,
steppe ,
stiff ,
storm cave ,
storm cellar ,
stuff ,
subaerial deposit ,
subastral ,
sublunar ,
subsoil ,
substance ,
substratum ,
surfacing ,
table ,
tellurian ,
telluric ,
tenement of clay ,
terra ,
terra firma ,
terrace ,
terrain ,
terraqueous ,
terrene ,
terrestrial ,
terrestrial globe ,
territory ,
the blue planet ,
the country ,
the dead ,
the deceased ,
the defunct ,
the departed ,
the four elements ,
the loved one ,
this pendent world ,
topsoil ,
trench ,
tunnel ,
turf ,
unit of being ,
universe ,
vale ,
vale of tears ,
water ,
water level ,
whole wide world ,
woodland ,
world
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "
Earth ":
Gaea ,
Ge ,
Jupiter ,
Mars ,
Mercury ,
Neptune ,
Pluto ,
Saturn ,
Tellus ,
Terra ,
Uranus ,
Venus ,
asteroid ,
biosphere ,
geography ,
geosphere ,
globe ,
inferior planet ,
major planet ,
minor planet ,
mother earth ,
planet ,
planetoid ,
secondary planet ,
solar system ,
superior planet ,
terra ,
terrestrial globe ,
terrestrial planet ,
the blue planet ,
this pendent world ,
vale ,
vale of tears ,
wanderer ,
whole wide world ,
world
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