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单词 dry land
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Definition of dry land in English:

dry land

noun
mass noun
  • Land as opposed to the sea or another body of water.

    (区别于海洋等水体的)陆地

    the tide came in and cut off his route to dry land

    潮水涌进来,切断了他前往陆地的路。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any rower whose boat overturns in the ship channel faces a tough job getting to dry land safely.
    • A year ago today, at the height of the great floods, he wished for a while he were safely back on dry land in his South Bank terrace.
    • Five years ago his brother Hugo was drowned in the harbour when he fell between two moored vessels as he made his way onto dry land.
    • Fearless John Southern is back on dry land after three months at sea in the world's toughest yacht race.
    • The find is enormously significant because it is the earliest evidence of a creature living on dry land rather than in the oceans.
    • Soon dry land was in sight, and we emerged from the water, quite refreshed, at Big Bertha.
    • On dry land, we go for long walks through the forest and up the rocky hills, dreaming of the trolls and woodland nymphs we might encounter.
    • Imagine for a moment a remote Hebridean Island so studded with game fishing waters it's hard to find dry land.
    • When she decided to swap the high seas for dry land, Sweeney wrote to Brookside producer Mal Young asking if he had work.
    • Just as little Hannah landed safely on dry land, the sharks entered the water.
    • This particular area is ideal for developing a golf course as it features fully matured trees and is good quality dry land.
    • On Earth, valleys occur both on dry land and beneath the sea; there are also valleys on the Moon, Mars, and Venus.
    • He pushed off from the ground and let the water pull him back towards dry land.
    • Once you hit dry land, the island is joyously easy to explore.
    • The mounts are as sacred in spirit as any pilgrim's peak on dry land and seem as close to a lost world as anyone might hope to find.
    • These monstrous sea scorpions occasionally emerged out of the water to venture onto dry land.
    • Westport man Brendan Minish is the team's radio and website wizard and he is here on dry land running the base station.
    • Back on dry land he walked confidently round the pool, a different person.
    • Most of these groups live either in the sea or on dry land, but not in both.
    • They are also capable of emerging from water and crossing dry land.
    Synonyms
    terra firma, solid ground

Definition of dry land in US English:

dry land

nounˈdraɪ ˈlænd
  • Land as opposed to the sea or another body of water.

    (区别于海洋等水体的)陆地

    the tide came in and cut off his route to dry land

    潮水涌进来,切断了他前往陆地的路。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On dry land, we go for long walks through the forest and up the rocky hills, dreaming of the trolls and woodland nymphs we might encounter.
    • Soon dry land was in sight, and we emerged from the water, quite refreshed, at Big Bertha.
    • Most of these groups live either in the sea or on dry land, but not in both.
    • This particular area is ideal for developing a golf course as it features fully matured trees and is good quality dry land.
    • When she decided to swap the high seas for dry land, Sweeney wrote to Brookside producer Mal Young asking if he had work.
    • They are also capable of emerging from water and crossing dry land.
    • Five years ago his brother Hugo was drowned in the harbour when he fell between two moored vessels as he made his way onto dry land.
    • He pushed off from the ground and let the water pull him back towards dry land.
    • Back on dry land he walked confidently round the pool, a different person.
    • Westport man Brendan Minish is the team's radio and website wizard and he is here on dry land running the base station.
    • On Earth, valleys occur both on dry land and beneath the sea; there are also valleys on the Moon, Mars, and Venus.
    • Imagine for a moment a remote Hebridean Island so studded with game fishing waters it's hard to find dry land.
    • Just as little Hannah landed safely on dry land, the sharks entered the water.
    • Any rower whose boat overturns in the ship channel faces a tough job getting to dry land safely.
    • Once you hit dry land, the island is joyously easy to explore.
    • These monstrous sea scorpions occasionally emerged out of the water to venture onto dry land.
    • The find is enormously significant because it is the earliest evidence of a creature living on dry land rather than in the oceans.
    • Fearless John Southern is back on dry land after three months at sea in the world's toughest yacht race.
    • The mounts are as sacred in spirit as any pilgrim's peak on dry land and seem as close to a lost world as anyone might hope to find.
    • A year ago today, at the height of the great floods, he wished for a while he were safely back on dry land in his South Bank terrace.
    Synonyms
    terra firma, solid ground
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