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词组 land
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noun | verb
land1 /lænd/ noun 1. an area of groundadjectivesflat land The airport was built on an area of flat grassy land.low-lying land The town sits on low-lying land near the mouth of the Zambezi River.open land (=with no buildings on it) In the middle of the city are several hundred acres of open land.hilly land Grandpa kept a few horses on some hilly land.agricultural land Farmers are always complaining about the price of agricultural land.rural land (=in the countryside) There are strict controls on building on rural land.industrial land (=for factories and industry) Industrial land is often polluted and not necessarily suitable for building houses.arable land (=for growing crops) The forest was cleared to create arable land.fertile land (=good for growing crops) The land near the river is very fertile.poor land (=not good for growing crops) The land on the hills is too poor for farming.barren land (=with nothing growing on it) There was not a single tree to protect him on this barren land.derelict land BrE (=not used and in bad condition) There are plans to transform an area of derelict land into a new sports stadium.vacant land BrE (=available for use) There are very few areas of vacant land left.Farmland, parkland, wasteland, swampland, and marshland are usually written as one word.phrasesa piece of land (=an area of land) He built a house on a piece of land near the river.a plot/parcel of land (=a piece of land, especially one that someone buys or rents) They bought a small plot of land next to their house.a strip of land (=a narrow piece of land) They owned the strip of land between the forest and the sea.a tract of land (=a large area of land) The Kalahari Desert is a vast tract of land.an acre/hectare of land The family owned hundreds of acres of land.verbsown land First, find out who owns the land.land belongs to sb (=they own it) The land belonged to her cousin.buy/sell land We’re thinking of buying some land and building a house on it.clear land (=remove buildings, trees etc from it) They cleared more land and made new villages.develop land (=build houses, factories etc on it) Developing derelict land can only improve our cities.work/farm the land (=grow crops) Many people were forced to give up working the land.live off the land (=grow or catch all the food you need) A third of the region’s population lives off the land.contaminate/pollute land (=spoil it with chemicals or poison) Pollution from the factory is contaminating agricultural land.THESAURUS: land farmland land that is used for farming: The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland. territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war: His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory. | The army was advancing into enemy territory. the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital: The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend. | We weren't allowed to enter the palace grounds. | He was caught smoking on the school grounds. estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: The film is set on an English country estate.2. the part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered in wateradjectivesdry land It was good to get off the ship onto dry land.verbsreach land The captain expects to reach land in about two days.see/sight land After 21 days at sea, we sighted land.land + nounsa land animal/bird The white stork is one of the biggest land birds of the region.land forces (=soldiers who fight on land, not at sea or in planes) Action by air, sea, or land forces may be necessary.prepositionson land The crocodile lays its eggs on land.by land All supplies are transported by land.3. a country or regionadjectivesa foreign land Their journey took them to many foreign lands.a distant/far-off land He fled to a distant land.sb’s native land (=the country where someone was born) She misses the beauty of her native land.the Holy Land (=the place where most of the events in the Bible happened) People visit the Holy Land to see the sacred sites.verbsrule a land There once was a king who ruled the land.conquer a land Many armies have tried to conquer our land.prepositionsin a land It is the most important court in the land.phrasesa land of opportunity Australia represented a land of opportunity for thousands of people.a land of freedom The United States of America was seen as a land of freedom and justice.a land of plenty (=where people have a lot of money, food etc) To many Africans, South Africa is a land of plenty. a land of milk and honey (=where you can get everything that you want) People seem to think the island is the land of milk and honey, but it really isn’t.THESAURUS: land country (1)
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land2 /lænd/ verb 1. if a plane or bird lands, it moves down onto the ground after being in the airnounsa plane/aircraft lands The plane had to land in a field.a flight lands Flight 846 landed five minutes ago.a bird/seagull/pigeon etc lands A flock of pigeons landed on the roof.land a plane/aircraft The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely.adverbsland safely Pilots have to learn how to take off and land safely.verbstry/attempt to land The aircraft crashed while trying to land in a storm.be forced to land Our plane was forced to land in the middle of a field.phrasescome in to land (=start moving down towards the landing place) We watched the planes coming in to land.give a plane/pilot permission to land The plane was finally given permission to land.be due to land/scheduled to land The Space Shuttle was due to land back on earth on June 11th.THESAURUS: land arrive2. to go down on to the ground after jumping or falling overadverbsland heavily (=with a lot of force) The old lady fell over and landed heavily on the pavement.land awkwardly/badly (=land in an uncomfortable or damaging way) I landed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.land upside down The car was tossed into the air and landed upside down on its roof.land lightly/gently/gracefully (=land without putting a lot of weight on a surface) Two little frogs landed lightly on the grass.phrasesland on your feet Luckily he landed on his feet and he was able to walk awayland (flat) on your back Sue slipped on the ice and landed flat on her back.
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