land
land
noun
how the land lies
land up
noun
- [mass noun]the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air
陆地，地面
the reptiles lay their eggs on land.
爬行动物在陆地上产卵。
after four weeks at sea we sighted land.
海上漂泊四星期后我们看见了陆地。
■[as modifier]living or travelling on land rather than in water or the air
在陆地（或地面）生活（或旅行）
a land force.
地面部队。
■an expanse of land; an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use
土地，地产
the land north of the village.
村北的土地。
waste land.
荒地。
the Indians were wiped out as gold prospectors invaded their lands.
随着探金者侵入他们的土地，印第安人被灭绝了。
■(the land)ground or soil used as a basis for agriculture
（农业）田地；土壤
my family had worked the land for many years.
我家种好多年田了。
Dutch
■[count noun](S. African)an area of ground fenced off for cultivation; a field
(南非)围垦田地 - a country or state
国家
the valley is one of the most beautiful in the land.
这山谷是该国最美丽的地方之一。
the lands of the Middle East.
中东各国。
America, the land of political equality.
美国，政治平等之国。
■(figurative)a realm or domain
(喻)范围，领域
you are living in a fantasy land.
你生活在幻想的国度里。
■[in combination]a particular sphere of activity or group of people
活动圈；特定领域人群
the blunt, charmless climate of techno-land.
技术领域生硬而无吸引力的环境。 - the space between the rifling-grooves in a gun
（枪炮）阳膛线
- [with obj.]put ashore
使登岸
he landed his troops at Hastings.
他率部队在黑斯廷斯登陆。
■[no obj.]go ashore; disembark
登陆
the marines landed at a small fishing jetty.
陆战队在一个小渔码头登陆。
■unload (goods) from a ship
从船上卸（货）
the fishing boats landed their catch at the port.
渔船把捕获的鱼卸到港口。
■bring (a fish) to land, especially with a net or hook
（尤指用网或钩）把（鱼）弄上岸
■(informal)succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of strong competition
(非正式)取得，赢得
she landed the starring role in a new film.
她在新电影中获得主演角色。
■(of a rugby player) succeed in scoring (a penalty, goal, etc.)
（英橄运动员）得到（罚球权，进球等）
Walters landed a second penalty in the opening minute of the second half.
沃尔特斯下半场开赛一分钟内第二次获得罚球权。 - [no obj.]come down through the air and alight on the ground
（从空中）降落，着陆
we will be landing at Gatwick Airport in a few moments.
我们很快将在加特维克机场着陆。
■[with obj.]bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water, especially in a controlled way
使（飞机，航天器）降落
the co-pilot landed the plane.
副飞行员使飞机降落。
■reach the ground after falling or jumping
（跌倒或起跳后）着地，落地
he leapt over the fence and landed nimbly on his feet.
他跳过栅栏敏捷地着地。
■[with adverbial of place](of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown
（物件掉下或扔出后）落在
the plate landed in her lap.
盘子落在她的腿上。
■(informal)(of something unpleasant or unexpected) arrive suddenly
(非正式)（令人不快或意想不到的事）突然出现
there seemed to be more problems than ever landing on her desk this week.
本周似乎有比以往更多的问题突然出现在她的办公桌上。 - [with obj.](land someone in)(informal)cause someone to be in (a difficult or unwelcome situation)
(非正式)使处于（困难、讨厌境地）
his exploits always landed him in trouble.
他的大胆行动总是使他陷入麻烦。
■(land someone with)inflict (an unwelcome task or a difficult situation) on someone
给某人带来（不愉快的任务，困境）
the mistake landed the company with a massive bill.
这一差错让公司背负巨额账单。 - [with obj.](informal)inflict (a blow) on someone
(非正式)殴打
I won the fight without landing a single punch.
我一拳都没打中就赢了。
[with two objs]I landed him one.
我打了他一拳。
how the land lies
- what the state of affairs is
事态，形势
let's keep it to ourselves until we see how the land lies.
我们看清事态之前先对此事保密。
- (humorous)alive or awake
(幽默)活着，醒着
- the United States of America
自由的国度（指美国）
- (humorous)a state of sleep
(幽默)睡着，梦乡
- have good luck or success
走运，成功
after some ups and downs he has finally landed on his feet.
经过一些曲折，他最终成功。
- live on whatever food one can obtain by hunting, gathering, or subsistence farming
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
- Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land
land up
- reach a place or destination
到达
the ship landed up on the south coast of Devon.
船到达德文郡南岸。
I landed up in prison.
我入狱了。 - (land up with)end up with (a certain, usually unwelcome, situation)
以（某种不利情况）告终
I landed up with three broken ribs.
我以折断三根肋骨为结局。
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