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Definition of earthbound in English: earthboundadjective ˈəːθbaʊndˈərθˌbaʊnd 1Restricted to the earth. 附着于地面的；限于地面的 a flightless earthbound bird 一只只能在地面上活动而不能飞的鸟。 Example sentencesExamples - People around the world have taken inspiration from the metamorphosis of the earthbound caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly.
- The hawk's presence in the sky encouraged game birds to remain earthbound.
- They present recent advances due largely to the advent of massive earthbound and spaceborne telescopes.
- Yes, the clock on the International Space Station will tick slower than the earthbound clock because of relativistic effects.
- So as the star spins around, the beams regularly sweep across earthbound telescopes, much the way a lighthouse beam regularly skims across a coastline.
- My data bits were being beamed up through a satellite dish, and bounced off one of the geostationary telecommunication satellites, to earthbound dishes, routers, and landlines.
- These include lights and appliances that are voice-activated, personal virtual reality commercials that flash on walls as an individual walks past, and cars that are no longer earthbound.
- Without the vulture, many earthbound scavengers would not be able to locate food as quickly as they do.
- Those who refuse to board an airliner out of fear, but seem unconcerned about using earthbound automobile transportation are ignoring statistics which demonstrate the far greater danger associated with automobile travel.
- The dual robotic manipulator arms, fitted with tiny video cameras and precision positioning sensors, must accomplish the work mostly autonomously with only limited supervision from earthbound operators.
- There are many examples throughout history where a more advanced race of earthbound humans from one island happened upon a more primitive race from another.
- Instead of being associated with earthbound reptiles, dinosaurs are being linked with ethereal birds.
- On the ground, with nothing but the restrictive horizontal perspective - the curse of all flightless, earthbound creatures - it's a labyrinth.
- As earthbound primates, humans generally interpret the concept of acceleration within the boundaries of rectilinear translation.
2Limited to material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one. 为世俗利益所束缚的；局限于物质生活的（与精神的或天堂般的相比而言） her earthbound view of the sacrament 她对圣餐的世俗观点。 Example sentencesExamples - In terms of Irish stereotypes, Beowulf seems like a Gaelic rather than a Celtic piece of art - canny, virile and earthbound rather than dreamy, spiritual and involuted.
- He may have left us but he did leave behind a slice of heaven for us to enjoy while we are still earthbound.
- But this was a rather more earthbound experience.
- Wide and slow-flowing, it washes away all earthbound memories and desires, leaving the spirit clean once again.
Synonyms earthly, worldly, terrestrial, non-spiritual, unspiritual, material - 2.1 Lacking in imaginative reach or drive.
〈喻〉缺乏想象力的，平凡的 an earthbound performance 一场缺乏想象力的演出。 Example sentencesExamples - These artists often carve effortlessly through the stone, unrestricted by its original shape, which for other sculptors usually predetermines an earthbound frontality of form.
- Kleiber's Ninth is also impressively and tautly conducted although I felt that the performance is slightly earthbound with others bringing a greater sense of purpose and urgency to this most seminal of symphonies.
- The Second Symphony is slightly earthbound but is a worthy alternative view nonetheless.
- The usual merits of Koopman's no-nonsense way with such works was in evidence but the performance remained disappointingly earthbound.
- His minimalist and idiosyncratic contemporary choreography is earthbound, gesturally limited, and repetitive.
- The F major Overture is also well played although I thought the music remained slightly earthbound and could have done with a little more ‘lift’ at times, especially in the faster movements.
- In their busy drama those paintings remain earthbound, superficial.
- Other conductors such as Solti and Kempe have brought a clarity and power to the work but at the same, their performances were strangely earthbound.
- In their very different ways, they have conveyed all the poetry, passion, and fantasy at work here, qualities that Maazel never once suggested in his earthbound reading.
- This is an uncharacteristically earthbound piece of work from the director.
3Moving towards the earth. 向地球移动的 一场缺乏想象力的演出。 Synonyms descending, downhill, falling, sinking, going down, moving down, sliding, slipping, dipping, earthward
Definition of earthbound in US English: earthboundadjectiveˈərTHˌboundˈərθˌbaʊnd 1Attached or restricted to the earth. 附着于地面的；限于地面的 a flightless earthbound bird 一只只能在地面上活动而不能飞的鸟。 Example sentencesExamples - The hawk's presence in the sky encouraged game birds to remain earthbound.
- People around the world have taken inspiration from the metamorphosis of the earthbound caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly.
- Yes, the clock on the International Space Station will tick slower than the earthbound clock because of relativistic effects.
- Instead of being associated with earthbound reptiles, dinosaurs are being linked with ethereal birds.
- My data bits were being beamed up through a satellite dish, and bounced off one of the geostationary telecommunication satellites, to earthbound dishes, routers, and landlines.
- These include lights and appliances that are voice-activated, personal virtual reality commercials that flash on walls as an individual walks past, and cars that are no longer earthbound.
- Those who refuse to board an airliner out of fear, but seem unconcerned about using earthbound automobile transportation are ignoring statistics which demonstrate the far greater danger associated with automobile travel.
- There are many examples throughout history where a more advanced race of earthbound humans from one island happened upon a more primitive race from another.
- The dual robotic manipulator arms, fitted with tiny video cameras and precision positioning sensors, must accomplish the work mostly autonomously with only limited supervision from earthbound operators.
- On the ground, with nothing but the restrictive horizontal perspective - the curse of all flightless, earthbound creatures - it's a labyrinth.
- As earthbound primates, humans generally interpret the concept of acceleration within the boundaries of rectilinear translation.
- They present recent advances due largely to the advent of massive earthbound and spaceborne telescopes.
- So as the star spins around, the beams regularly sweep across earthbound telescopes, much the way a lighthouse beam regularly skims across a coastline.
- Without the vulture, many earthbound scavengers would not be able to locate food as quickly as they do.
2Attached or limited to material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one. 为世俗利益所束缚的；局限于物质生活的（与精神的或天堂般的相比而言） her earthbound view of the sacrament 她对圣餐的世俗观点。 Example sentencesExamples - But this was a rather more earthbound experience.
- Wide and slow-flowing, it washes away all earthbound memories and desires, leaving the spirit clean once again.
- In terms of Irish stereotypes, Beowulf seems like a Gaelic rather than a Celtic piece of art - canny, virile and earthbound rather than dreamy, spiritual and involuted.
- He may have left us but he did leave behind a slice of heaven for us to enjoy while we are still earthbound.
Synonyms earthly, worldly, terrestrial, non-spiritual, unspiritual, material - 2.1 Lacking in imaginative reach or drive.
〈喻〉缺乏想象力的，平凡的 an earthbound performance 一场缺乏想象力的演出。 Example sentencesExamples - In their busy drama those paintings remain earthbound, superficial.
- The Second Symphony is slightly earthbound but is a worthy alternative view nonetheless.
- Kleiber's Ninth is also impressively and tautly conducted although I felt that the performance is slightly earthbound with others bringing a greater sense of purpose and urgency to this most seminal of symphonies.
- The usual merits of Koopman's no-nonsense way with such works was in evidence but the performance remained disappointingly earthbound.
- These artists often carve effortlessly through the stone, unrestricted by its original shape, which for other sculptors usually predetermines an earthbound frontality of form.
- This is an uncharacteristically earthbound piece of work from the director.
- Other conductors such as Solti and Kempe have brought a clarity and power to the work but at the same, their performances were strangely earthbound.
- His minimalist and idiosyncratic contemporary choreography is earthbound, gesturally limited, and repetitive.
- In their very different ways, they have conveyed all the poetry, passion, and fantasy at work here, qualities that Maazel never once suggested in his earthbound reading.
- The F major Overture is also well played although I thought the music remained slightly earthbound and could have done with a little more ‘lift’ at times, especially in the faster movements.
3Moving toward the earth. 向地球移动的 一场缺乏想象力的演出。 Synonyms descending, downhill, falling, sinking, going down, moving down, sliding, slipping, dipping, earthward
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