单词详解
1. n.
A. 地面 (the solid part of the earth’s surface)
That clumsy old man fell to the ground. 笨拙的老人摔在了地上。
B. 地域，水域 (region; water area)
We own one of the world’s best fishing grounds. 我们拥有世界上最好的渔场之一。
C. 场地 (a position to be won or defended in battle)
Girls and boys are playing in the school grounds. 男女学生们正在校园内玩耍。
D. 建筑物四周的土地或花园；庭园 (the part of a scene or picture that lies behind objects in the foreground)
Now that you’ve seen the house, I’ll show you my grounds.
我家的屋子你已看过了，我领你参观一下庭园吧。
E. 泥土，土地 (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface)
The ground becomes wet after a rain.一场雨后，泥土潮湿了。
F. 理由 (a rational motive for a belief or action)
What grounds has she for thinking so? 她有什么理由这样想？
2. vt.
A. 搁浅；停飞 (hit or reach the ground)
The ship has grounded here for a long time. 这船已搁浅很久了。
B. 将……放在地上 (bring to the ground)
The boxer was grounded by his opponent. 那个拳击手被对手打倒在地。
相关词组
1. on the ground 在地上
Do not put waste on the ground. 不要把垃圾丢在地面上。
2. down to the ground 彻底地，完全
The repair man examined my car down to the ground. 修理工人将车彻底地检查了一遍。
3. from the ground up 从头开始
I have to state my reasons from the ground up. 我不得不从头再陈述一遍我的理由。
4. on the ground of … 为理由；因为
The young lady has been excused by the law on the ground of her little baby.
这个年轻的母亲因为自己的宝宝而受到法律的赦免。
相关单词
同义词：land, surface, base, floor, soil, dirt
相关链接
词语辨析：earth, dirt, land, dust, soil, mud, ground
earth, dirt, land, dust, soil, mud, ground
这些名词都有“土地，土，泥”之意。
earth: 多指地表带有水分的泥土，较具体。
dirt: 指地表的干松泥土。
land: 含义笼统。指与河流、海洋相对的陆地，也指可耕种的土地。
dust: 特指土壤干燥后，飞扬于空中的细微泥土。
soil: 特指适宜栽种农作物或生长各种植物的泥土。
mud: 指湿土，尤指雨后稀泥、污泥。
ground: 通常指大地的表面，也可指土壤、泥土或场地。
词语详解
1. earth: 多指地表带有水分的泥土，较具体。
Wet earth absorbs water slowly. 湿土吸水很慢。
2. dirt: 指地表的干松泥土。
We gather the dirt for raising flowers. 我们堆土以养花。
3. land: 含义笼统。指与河流、海洋相对的陆地，也指可耕种的土地。
This land produces good crops. 这块土地收成好。
4. dust: 特指土壤干燥后，飞扬于空中的细微泥土。
After general cleaning, there was a lot of dust in the air. 大扫除后，空气中有大量的灰尘。
5. soil: 特指适宜栽种农作物或生长各种植物的泥土。
The soil is very rich. 这块土地很肥沃。
6. mud: 指湿土，尤指雨后稀泥、污泥。
The road is covered with a layer of mud. 路上覆盖了一层污泥。
7. ground: 通常指大地的表面，也可指土壤、泥土或场地。
He plunged the ground over. 他用犁翻土。
