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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    earth

    • IPA[ərTH]

    美式

    • n.
      the planet on which we live; the world；the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea
    • v.
      cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth.；drive (a fox) to its underground lair.

    • verb: earth, 3rd person present: earths, gerund or present participle: earthing, past tense: earthed, past participle: earthed

    • noun: earth, plural noun: earths

    • 釋義
    • 片語

    名詞

    • 1. the planet on which we live; the world the diversity of life on earth 同義詞 world, globe, planet, sphere, orb
    • ▪ the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea it plummeted back to earth at 60 mph 同義詞 land, ground, dry land, solid ground, terra firma, ... 更多
    • ▪ the present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven
    • 2. the substance of the land surface; soil a layer of earth 同義詞 soil, topsoil, loam, clay, silt, ... 更多
    • ▪ one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to certain signs of the zodiac) an earth sign
    • ▪ used in names of stable, dense, nonvolatile inorganic substances, e.g. fuller's earth these crayons are made with a mixture of native earths plus softeners such as China clay
    • ▪ literary the substance of the human body we now commit his body to the ground: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust
    • 3. British electrical connection to the earth, regarded as having zero electrical potential; ground ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth
    • 4. the underground den or home of a badger or fox. 同義詞 den, lair, sett, burrow, warren, ... 更多

    動詞

    • 1. cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth.
    • 2. drive (a fox) to its underground lair.
    • ▪ (of a fox) run to its underground lair.
    • 3. British connect (an electrical device) with the ground.

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