land
释义
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)
词根拆分
词根派生land 是日耳曼固有词,从古英语起就带两层义:「土地/泥土」和「领土/国家」。作动词意为让某物落到地面——飞机 land,乘客 land。比喻动词(land a job、land a deal)保留了同一画面:把某样东西稳稳落到坚实的地面。
词根 land 还连着 17 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
After three weeks at sea, the sailors were relieved to see land.
在海上漂了三周后,水手们看到陆地,松了一口气。
- 2.
The farm covers about two hundred acres of fertile land.
这座农场占地约两百英亩肥沃的土地。
- 3.
She longed to return to the land of her birth.
她渴望回到自己出生的那片国土。
- 4.
The pilot landed the plane smoothly despite the storm.
尽管有暴风雨,飞行员还是平稳地让飞机着陆了。
- 5.
He finally landed a job at a top design studio.
他终于在一家顶尖设计工作室搞到了一份工作。
易混词辨析
land 和 ground 都指地面,但 ground 是你此刻脚下站的那块表面(sit on the ground、the ground is wet),land 是更大片的范围,常指有归属的土地或与海相对(buy land、reach land)。摔倒是 fall to the ground,但靠岸是 reach land。