| 词组 | earth |
| 释义 | 1． 注意大小写的区别。 1) 大写时，前面用定冠词: the planet Earth The Moon goes around the Earth 2) 小写时，前面常没有冠词: The space shuttle returned to earth safely. 2． 何时用大写，何时用小写基本取决于作者的风格; 但也有一些规则: 1) 当从天文学的角度去看“地球”时，可用大写: the planet Earth 2) 当同时提到“地球”和其他星球时可用大写: The Moon goes around the Earth Mars， Venus， Mercury and Earth. 3． 下面例子中的 earth 是小写，前面一般不用冠词: He wanted to be the greatest man on earth. Nothing on earth could get me to speak to her. He disappeared and went to earth. When his money ran out， he came down to earth. What on earth are the people do- ing? earth，land，ground，soil 这组词都有“地”的含义。 1． earth 主要与“天空( sky)”相对而言: He returned safely from the Moon to the Earth. 2． land 主要与“海洋 ( sea)”相对而言: They did not see land again until the ship reached Cape Cod. 3． ground 主要指“( 在户外脚下站立的坚硬) 地面”: I slipped and fell to the ground. 4． soil 侧重指“耕地”: He makes his living from the soil. The rich soil is suitable for plant- ing rice. |
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