[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]土地;田地;(尤指)耕作用地,建筑用地Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building.
Good agricultural land is in short supply.
良田短缺。
...160 acres of land.
160英亩土地
...a small piece of grazing land.
一小块牧地
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](属于某人的)地产,地皮 You can refer to an area of land which someone owns as their land or their lands.
[poss N]
Their home is on his father's land...
他们的家建在他父亲拥有的地皮上。
His lands were poorly farmed.
他的田地耕种不当。
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[N-SING 单数名词]农耕;农村生活 If you talk about the land, you mean farming and the way of life in farming areas, in contrast to life in the cities.
[the N]
Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.
即使在年景最好的时候,务农为生也是相当艰辛的。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]陆地;大地Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air.
[also the N]
It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea.
不清楚飞机是坠毁在陆地上还是海里。
...a stretch of sandy beach that was almost inaccessible from the land.
从陆路几乎难以到达的一片沙滩
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]国度;国土 You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way. →see usage note at:
country
[with supp]
[LITERARY 文]
Her husband's body lies buried 2,000 miles away in a strange land.
她丈夫的遗体埋葬在两千英里外一个陌生的国度。
...blessed lands of sun and sea and olive trees.
有着阳光、海水和橄榄树的美丽国度
...America, land of opportunity.
美国——机遇之邦
...this land of free speech.
这个言论自由的国度
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[VERB 动词]落下;跌落 When someone or something lands, they come down to the ground after moving through the air or falling.
[V]
He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away...
他被抛到空中,落在20英尺外的地方。
Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.
3枚迫击炮弹落在人群旁。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)着陆;(使)登陆;抵达 When someone lands a plane, ship, or spacecraft, or when it lands, it arrives somewhere after a journey.
[V]
[V n]
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours...
这架喷气式飞机在飞行了将近3小时后降落了。
He landed his troops on the western shore...
他率部队在西岸登陆。
The crew finally landed the plane on its belly on the soft part of the runway.
机组人员终于使飞机腹部在跑道土质松软的部分着地。
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[VERB 动词](尤指船只)卸(货) To land goods somewhere means to unload them there at the end of a journey, especially by ship.
[V n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
The vessels will have to land their catch at designated ports.
船只必须在指定的港口把捕到的鱼卸下。
...a five-man gang which landed the huge shipment on the Cornwall coast.
在康沃尔海岸卸下这一大批货的五人团伙
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)落入;(使)陷于 If you land in an unpleasant situation or place or if something lands you in it, something causes you to be in it.
[V in n]
[V n in n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He landed in a psychiatric ward...
他被关进了精神病房。
This is not the first time his exploits have landed him in trouble.
这已经不是他第一次因自己的冒险行为而惹上麻烦了。
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[VERB 动词]使遭遇(困境) If someone or something lands you with a difficult situation, they cause you to have to deal with the difficulties involved.
[V n with n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense.
其他办法只会使情况复杂化,而且可能给他带来更大花销。
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[VERB 动词]意外到来;突然冒出 If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems.
[V prep/adv]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Two days later the book had already landed on his desk...
两天后那本书竟然已经摆在了他的书桌上。
This was the weekend that the war finally landed on their doorstep.
在这个周末,战火终于烧到了他们的家门口。
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[VERB 动词]抓到,钓到(鱼) If you land a fish, you succeed in catching it and getting it out of the water.
[V n]
One angler landed fish of 10 lb and 9 lb on the same day.
一名垂钓者在同一天分别钓到了10磅和9磅重的鱼。
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[VERB 动词]搞到;弄到;捞到 If you land something that is difficult to get and that many people want, you are successful in getting it.
[V n]
[V n n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He landed a place on the graduate training scheme...
他在毕业生培训计划中赢得了一个位置。
His flair with hair soon landed him a part-time job at his local barbers.
他的美发天赋令他很快在当地一家发廊找到一份兼职工作。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]击;打 If someone lands a blow or punch or if their blow or punch lands, they hit someone.
[V n prep]
[V]
[Also V n]
De Leon landed a punch on the Italian's mouth after the end of the eleventh round...
11个回合过后,德莱昂一拳击在那个意大利人的嘴巴上。
I could hear the blows landing as he appealed for help.
在他求救的同时我能听到拳头落下的声音。
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to land on your feet→see:
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land up
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land★/lænd; NAmElænd/
noun
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verb
landlandslandedlandingnoun★surface of earth 地球表面1★[uncountable ]the surface of the earth that is not sea 陆地;大地◆It was good to be back on land.回到陆地上真好。◆We made the journey by land,though flying would have been cheaper. 虽然乘飞机会便宜些,我们还是走了陆路。◆In the distance the crew sighted land.船员在远处发现了陆地。◆The elephant is the largest living land animal.象是现今陆地上最大的动物。☞synonyms at
floor
,
soil
☞see also
dry land
area of ground 土地2★[uncountable ](alsolands [plural ])an area of ground, especially of a particular type or used for a particular purpose (尤指某类型或作某种用途的)地带,土地SYN
terrain
◆fertile/arid/stony, etc. land肥沃、贫瘠、多石等的土地◆flat/undulating/hilly, etc. land平坦、波状、丘陵等地带◆agricultural/arable/industrial, etc. land农业用地、可耕地、工业用地等◆The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer.经过漫长的炎夏这块土地又干又硬。◆The land rose to the east.那地向东隆起。◆a piece of waste/derelict land一块荒地╱弃置的荒地◆Some of the country's richest grazing lands are in these valleys.全国最肥沃的一些牧场位于这些峡谷中。3★[uncountable ](alsoformallands[plural ])the area of ground that sb owns, especially when you think of it as property that can be bought or sold 地产;地皮◆The price of land is rising rapidly.地价正在迅速上涨。◆During the war their lands were occupied by the enemy.战争期间他们的土地被敌人占据了。☞see also
no-man's-land
countryside 农村4the land[uncountable ]used to refer to the countryside and the way people live in the country as opposed to in cities (与城市相对的)农村,农村生活方式◆At the beginning of the 20th century almost a third of the population lived off the land(= grew or produced their own food).*20 世纪初几乎有三分之一的人口依靠种地为生。 ◆Many people leave the land to find work in towns and cities.许多人离开农村到城镇里找工作。☞synonyms at
country
country/region 国家;地区5[countable ]( literary) used to refer to a country or region in a way which appeals to the emotions or the imagination (涉及感情或想像)国家,地区◆She longed to return to her native land.她渴望回到她的祖国。◆They dreamed of travelling to foreign lands.他们梦想去外国旅游。◆America is the land of freedom and opportunity.美国是一个拥有自由与机遇的国度。☞see also
cloud cuckoo land
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clubland
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dockland
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dreamland
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fairyland
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never-never land
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the Promised Land
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wonderland
HELPThere are many other compounds ending in land.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 land 结尾的复合词还有很多,可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMSin the land of the ˈliving( often humorous) awake or alive or no longer ill/sick 醒着;活着;在人世;康复the land of ˌmilk and ˈhoneya place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy 富饶的乐土;丰裕之地in the ˌland of ˈNod( old-fashioned,humorous) asleep 睡着;在梦乡◆Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine.皮特和乔仍沉睡未醒,于是我就在晨光中出门散步去了。see, etc. how the ˈland lies( BrE) to find out about a situation 弄清情况;摸清形势◆Let's wait and see how the land lies before we do anything.咱们等弄清情况以后再行动吧。☞more at
lie
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live
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spy
v.verb★of bird/plane/insect 鸟;飞机;昆虫1★[intransitive ]to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface 落;降落;着陆◆The plane landed safely.飞机安全着陆了。◆A fly landed on his nose.一只苍蝇落在他的鼻子上。OPPtake offof pilot 飞行员2★[transitive ]landsth to bring a plane down to the ground in a controlled way 使(飞机)平稳着陆◆The pilot landed the plane safely.飞行员驾驶飞机安全着陆。arrive in plane/boat 乘飞机╱船到达3★[intransitive ]to arrive somewhere in a plane or a boat (乘飞机或船)着陆,登陆◆We shall be landing shortly. Please fasten your seatbelts.我们很快就要着陆,请您系好安全带。◆The troops landed at dawn.部队已在黎明登陆。◆They were the first men to land on the moon.他们是首批登上月球的人。◆The ferry is due to land at 3 o'clock.渡轮预定 3 点钟到岸。4[transitive ]landsb/sth to put sb/sth on land from an aircraft, a boat, etc. (使)着陆,降落,靠岸,登陆◆The troops were landed by helicopter.部队乘直升机降落。fall to ground 跌落地面5★[intransitive ]to come down to the ground after jumping, falling or being thrown 跳落,跌落,被抛落(地面)◆I fell and landed heavily at the bottom of the stairs.我从楼梯上摔了下去,重重地摔在下面。◆A large stone landed right beside him.一大块石头正好落在他身旁。difficulties 困难6[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to arrive somewhere and cause difficulties that have to be dealt with 降临;使陷于(困境);使不得不应付◆Why do complaints always land on my desk(= why do I always have to deal with them)?为什么投诉总得要我来处理?job 工作7[transitive ]( informal) to succeed in getting a job, etc, especially one that a lot of other people want 成功得到,赢得,捞到(尤指许多人想得到的工作)landsth ◆He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.他刚得到一个机会,在斯皮尔伯格执导的下一部电影里担任主角。landsb/yourself sth ◆She's just landed herself a company directorship.她刚在一家公司谋到一个主管的职位。fish 鱼8[transitive ]landsth to catch a fish and bring it out of the water on to the land 捕到,钓到(鱼)IDIOMland a ˈblow, ˈpunch, etc.to succeed in hitting sb/sth 打中;击中◆She landed a punch on his chin.她对着他的下巴揍了一拳。☞more at
foot
n.PHRASAL VERBSˈland in sth | ˈland sb/yourself in sth( informal) to get sb/yourself into a difficult situation 使陷入(困境)◆She was arrested and landed in court.她被逮捕并送上了法庭。◆His hot temper has landed him in trouble before.他脾气急躁,以前就遇到过麻烦。◆Now you've really landed me in it!(= got me into trouble)你这可把我坑苦了!ˌland ˈup in, at…( informal) to reach a final position or situation, sometimes after other things have happened 终于到达(某位置);最终落到(某种处境)SYNend up◆We travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.我们到处旅游了一段时间,最后抵达西雅图。◆He landed up in a ditch after he lost control of his car.他开车失控,栽进了沟里。ˈland sb/yourself with sth/sb( informal) to give sb/yourself sth unpleasant to do, especially because nobody else wants to do it 把(苦差事)推给(某人);主动承担(苦差事)◆As usual, I got landed with all the boring jobs.所有枯燥乏味的工作都照例落在了我的头上。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析landlot ◆ground ◆space ◆plot These words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular purpose. 以上各词均指作特定用途的土地。■landan area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose 尤指作特定用途的土地、地带:◆agricultural land农业用地■lot( NAmE) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose 指作某种用途的一块地、场地:◆building lots建筑用地◆a parking lot停车场■groundan area of land that is used for a particular purpose 指作特定用途的场地:◆The kids were playing on waste ground near the school.孩子们在学校附近的荒地玩耍。◆the site of an ancient burial ground古代墓地旧址land, lot or ground? 用 land、lot 还是 ground?Landis used for large areas of open land in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lotis often a smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building or parking on. Groundis any area of open land; a groundis an area of land designed or used for a particular purpose or activity. *land 用以指乡间广阔的土地,尤指农业用地; lot 常指城镇或城市中的一小块地,尤指专用的建筑或停车场地; ground 作不可数名词指任何开阔地、空旷地,作可数名词指特定用途或活动的场地。 ■spacea large area of land that has no buildings on it 指无建筑物的大片空地、开阔地:◆The city has plenty of open space.这座城市有很多开阔的空地。◆the wide open spacesof the Canadian prairies 加拿大一片片广袤的草原■plota small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose 指专用的小块土地:◆She bought a small plot of landto build a house. 她买了一小块地盖所房子。◆a vegetable plot一块菜圃lot or plot? 用 lot 还是 plot?Either a lotor a plotcan be used for building on. Only a plotcan also be used for growing vegetables or burying people. *lot 和 plot 均可作建筑用地。plot 亦可作菜地或墓地。 PATTERNS◆an openspace ◆open / open land/ground ◆a/an empty / empty lot/plot land/lænd; NAmElænd/
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land1 noun
land2 verb
landland1 /lænd/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1ground [uncountable] an area of ground, especially when used for farming or building: They own a lot of land. He bought a piece of land.► see thesaurus at
country
→
dockland
, farmland
2not sea [uncountable] the solid dry part of the Earth’s surface: After 21 days at sea, we sighted land.by land Troops began an assault on the city by land and sea.on land The crocodile lays its eggs on land.land bird/animal The white stork is one of the biggest land birds of the region. →
dry land
3country [countable] literary a country or area: Their journey took them to many foreign lands.native land (=the land where you were born) He’s fiercely proud of his native land. Australia represented a real land of opportunity for thousands of people.► see thesaurus at
ground
4not city the land the countryside thought of as a place where people grow foodlive off the land (=grow or catch all the food you need) A third of the region’s population still lives off the land.work/farm the land (=grow crops) Many people were forced to give up working the land.5property [uncountable] the area of land that someone owns: He ordered us to get off his land.private/public/common land6see/find out how the land lies spoken to try to discover what the situation really is before you make a decision7in the land of the living spoken awake – used humorously8the land of milk and honey an imaginary place where life is easy and pleasant9(in) the land of nod old-fashioned asleep → be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land
at cloud1(7)
, → dry land
, dreamland
, fairyland
, → the lie of the land
at lie3(3)
, → never-never land
, Promised Land
, wasteland
, wonderland
COLLOCATIONSphrasesan acre/hectare of land· The family owned hundreds of acres of land.a 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)· They farmed a small plot of land.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)· Cattle ranching requires large tracts of land.adjectivesfertile/rich (=good for growing crops)· The land near the river is very fertile.poor (=not good for growing crops)· It is poor land that should never have been farmed.vacant/derelict British English (=unused)· The houses could be built on derelict land.open land (=land on which there are no buildings)· In the middle of the city are several hundred acres of open land.agricultural land· The factory is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land.arable land (=land that crops are grown on)· Some pastures were converted into arable land.industrial land (=land where factories can be built and industry take place)· The canal basin area is designated as industrial land.housing/building land British English (=land where houses can be built)· The shortage of housing land is a problem in the south-east.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a large land’ or ‘a small land’. Say a large piece of land or a small piece of land.THESAURUSland an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses: · This is private land.· They moved to the country and bought some 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.· the school groundsestate 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.
land1 noun
land2 verb
landland2 ●●●S2W3 verb
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1plane/bird/insecta)[intransitive] if a plane, bird, or insect lands, it moves safely down onto the groundOPP take off: Flight 846 landed five minutes ago. The bird landed gracefully on the water.b)[transitive] to make a plane move safely down onto the ground at the end of a journey: The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely.2arrive by boat/plane [intransitive] to arrive somewhere in a plane, boat etcland on/in/at etc We expect to be landing in Oslo in about fifty minutes. In 1969, the first men landed on the Moon.► see thesaurus at
arrive
3fall/come down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to come down through the air onto somethingSYN dropland in/on/under etc A large branch landed on the hood of my car. Louis fell out of the tree and landed in a holly bush. She fell and landed heavily on the floor. A couple of bombs landed quite near to the village.4goods/people [transitive] if a boat or aircraft lands people or goods, it brings them to a place, and the people get out or the goods are carried out: The troops were landed by helicopter.5job/contract etc [transitive] informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get: He landed a job with a law firm.land yourself something Bill’s just landed himself a part in a Broadway show.6land somebody in trouble/hospital/court etc to cause someone to have serious problems or be in a difficult situation: Connie’s going to land herself in big trouble if she keeps arriving late for work. She developed pneumonia which landed her in hospital.7land somebody in it British English spoken informal to get someone into trouble by telling other people that they did something wrongSYN drop somebody in it: Geoff landed me in it by saying I should have checked that the door was locked.8problems [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to arrive unexpectedly, and cause problemsland in/on/under etc Just when I thought my problems were over, this letter landed on my desk.9land a punch/blow etc to succeed in hitting someone10land on your feet to get into a good situation again, after having problems: She certainly landed on her feet when she got that job.11catch fish [transitive] to catch a fishGRAMMARLand belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · He landed the plane in a field. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the object of land.• You can say: · The plane landed in a field. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the subject of land.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSland up phrasal verb British English informalto be in a particular place, situation, or position after a lot of things have happened to youSYN end upland up in We landed up in a bar at 3 am. Be careful that you don’t land up in serious debt.land up with I landed up with five broken ribs.land with phrasal verb informalto give someone something unpleasant to do, because no one else wants to do it: Maria’s been landed with all the tidying up as usual.GRAMMARLand with is usually passive.
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