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earth SUBSTANCEHV:W, $V:rWn [U]the usually brown, heavy and loose substance of which a large part of the surface of the ground is made, and in which plants can grow; the land surface of the Earth rather than the sky or sea泥土;大地,陆地(相对于海、天)The ploughed earth looked rich and dark and fertile.耕过的土壤看上去又黑又肥沃。They piled the earth and stones from the hole against the wall.他们把洞里的泥土和石块靠墙堆放。A huge crack appeared in the earth in front of us.我们面前的土地出现了巨大的裂缝。An earth tone or earth colour is a rich dark colour which contains some brown.泥土色,黑褐色She went through a phase where she wore nothing but earth tones.她有一段时期只穿泥土色的衣服。Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust (Book of Common Prayer, burial service, 1662)“泥土归于泥土,灰烬归于灰烬,尘埃归于尘埃”(《英国国教祈祷书》) [EARTHEN]
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