land
Definitions
The solid surface of the earth, as opposed to sea or air
陆地，地面（相对于海或空）
Ground owned as property; an area of countryside
土地，地产；地块
A country or nation
国家，国土
To come down onto the ground, as an aircraft; to go ashore
降落，着陆；登陆，上岸
To succeed in getting something desirable
（成功）搞到，得到（工作、交易等）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedland is a native Germanic word that has carried two senses since Old English: 'ground / soil' and 'territory / country.' As a verb it means to bring something down onto the ground — a plane lands, passengers land. The figurative verb (land a job, land a deal) keeps the same image: bringing something safely down to solid ground.
Root land still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.dry land旱地，陆地
- 2.fertile land肥沃的土地
- 3.land a job搞到一份工作
- 4.land a deal拿下一笔交易
- 5.by land走陆路
Example Sentences
- 1.
After three weeks at sea, the sailors were relieved to see land.
- 2.
The farm covers about two hundred acres of fertile land.
- 3.
She longed to return to the land of her birth.
- 4.
The pilot landed the plane smoothly despite the storm.
- 5.
He finally landed a job at a top design studio.
Easily Confused
land vs ground — both mean the earth's surface, but ground is the surface you stand on right here ('sit on the ground,' 'the ground is wet'), while land is the larger expanse, often owned or contrasted with sea ('buy land,' 'reach land'). You fall to the ground, but you reach land.