及物动词

名词

1. 地球（指宇宙组成部分时用Earth，指人类居住的星球时用the Earth）
Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as the place where we live.

2. 陆地;地面
The earth is the land surface on which we live and move about.

3. 泥土;土壤;土地
Earth is the substance on the land surface of the earth, for example clay or sand, in which plants grow.

4. （狐等的）洞穴
An earth is a hole in the ground in which an animal such as a fox lives.

5. （接）地线
The earth in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity can pass into the ground, which makes the equipment safe if something goes wrong with it.

1. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

Synonym: ground

2. the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

e.g. they consider the church to be independent of the world

Synonym: worldly concernearthly concernworld

3. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)

e.g. it was hell on earth

Synonym: Earth

4. the 3rd planet from the sun
the planet we live on

e.g. the Earth moves around the sun
he sailed around the world

Synonym: Earthworldglobe

5. the solid part of the earth's surface

e.g. the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
the earth shook for several minutes
he dropped the logs on the ground

Synonym: landdry landgroundsolid groundterra firma

6. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

e.g. they dug into the earth outside the church

Synonym: ground

7. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)