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词组 earth
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earth /ɜːθ $ ɜːrθ/ noun 1. the planet that we live onIn this meaning earth is often used in the phrase the Earth, which is often spelled with a capital ‘E’.phrasesthe Earth’s surface Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean.the Earth’s mantle (=the parts around the central core) There are incredibly high temperatures and pressures deep within the Earth’s mantle.the Earth’s atmosphere The Earth’s atmosphere blocks off all radiation from space other than light and radio waves.the Earth’s climate The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has an influence on the Earth’s climate.the Earth’s gravity The continual pull of the Earth’s gravity on the Moon has affected the way that it has evolved.the Earth’s orbit (=a regular movement around it) The rocket left the Earth’s orbit and set off to Mars.the Earth’s crust Volcanoes and earthquakes occur where there is movement in the Earth’s crust.the Earth’s core (=the central part) The Earth’s inner core is almost entirely composed of iron.the Earth’s rotation (=its turning motion) The rate of the Earth’s rotation has slowed slightly.the Earth’s axis Over thousands of years, the direction of the Earth’s axis slowly changes.verbsthe Earth orbits sth (=it moves around it) The Earth orbits the Sun once a year, and the Moon orbits the Earth approximately every 27 days.sth orbits the Earth A space satellite was orbiting the Earth.the Earth revolves/rotates Because of the direction in which the Earth revolves, the Sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.fall to earth The rocket fell back to earth.nouns + earthplanet Earth I’m reading a book about the origin of life on planet Earth.prepositionson earth Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth.THESAURUS: earth the world the planet we live on – used when talking about all the people, countries, places etc on it: He’s one of the richest men in the world. | Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world. the globe the world – used especially when you want to emphasize that something happens in or comes from every part of the world: a meeting of scientists from around the globe | There has been an increase in skin cancer across the globe. | The network is accessible from any point on the globe.2. the substance that plants grow inadjectiveswet/damp/moist earth His feet were slipping on the damp earth.dry earth She picked up a handful of the dry earth.parched earth (=very hard and dry from a lot of sun) Nothing grew in the parched earth.bare earth (=not covered by trees or grass) There were no flowers or grass in the yard, just bare earth.soft earth The wheels got stuck in the soft earth.the earth is hard It hadn’t rained for weeks and the earth was hard.freshly dug earth We planted seeds in the freshly dug earth.phrasesa mound of earth (=a pile of earth that looks like a small hill) A mound of earth lay beside the grave.a clod/clump/lump of earth (=a piece of earth) The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth.
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