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earth noun 2the ground; soil 泥土ADJECTIVE | ... OF EARTH | EARTH + VERB | EARTH + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbare 光秃秃的土地◆There was nothing but bare earth to be seen.一眼望去只有光秃秃的土地。fertile 肥沃的土壤barren, infertile 贫瘠的土壤rich 富饶的土地soft 松软的土壤hard, solid 坚硬的土壤dry, parched 干旱的土地damp, moist, wet 潮湿的土壤；湿润的土壤cold, frozen 冰冻的土壤；冻土warm 温暖的土壤fresh, freshly dug 新鲜的／新挖出来的泥土loose 松散的泥土◆I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.我将一把松散的泥土装进盆子里。baked (especially BrE) 受太阳炙烤的土壤◆The sun beat down on the baked earth.太阳直射在炙热的泥土上。scorched 焦土◆The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the scorched earth.飞机残骸散落在烧焦的土地上。◆the retreating army's scorched earth policy (= to set fire to crops, buildings, etc.) 撤退军队执行的焦土政策chalky, sandy 白垩质的泥土；沙质土dark 深色土壤... OF EARTHclod, clump, lump 土块◆My boots were caked in big clods of wet earth.我的靴子上粘了大块的湿土。EARTH + VERBshake, tremble 大地摇晃／震动EARTH + NOUNbank, mound 土堆◆I scrambled to the top of the steep earth bank.我爬上了陡峭的土堆顶部。tremor 地颤◆Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an earth tremor.房间在地颤中晃动，家具都倒了。PREPOSITIONin the earth 在土壤里◆The plants must have their roots in the earth.植物的根必须扎在土壤里。under the earth 在土壤下面◆in mines deep under the earth在地下很深的矿里 |