- mass noun the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air陆地：
the reptiles lay their eggs on land
爬行动物在陆地上产卵
after four weeks at sea we sighted land.
海上漂泊四星期后我们看见了陆地。
- as modifier living or travelling on land rather than in water or the air在陆地（或地面）生活（或旅行）：
a land force.
地面部队。
- an expanse of land; an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use土地, 地产：
the land north of the village
村北的土地
waste land
荒地
(lands) the Indians were wiped out as gold prospectors invaded their lands.
随着探金者侵入他们的土地, 印第安人被灭绝了。
the land
ground or soil used as a basis for agriculture农田：my family had worked the land for many years.
我家种田已有多年。
- count noun S. African an area of ground fenced off for cultivation; a field〈南非〉围垦田地; 田地。
- ORIGIN: from Dutch land 'piece of ground'.
- a country or state国家：
the valley is one of the most beautiful in the land
这山谷是该国最美丽的地方之一
the lands of the Middle East
中东各国
America, the land of political equality.
美国, 政治平等之国。
- figurative a realm or domain〈喻〉范围, 领域：
you are living in a fantasy land.
你生活在幻想的国度里。
- in combination a particular sphere of activity or group of people活动圈; 特定领域人群：
the blunt, charmless climate of techno-land.
技术领域生硬而无吸引力的环境。
- the space between the rifling-grooves in a gun（枪炮）阳膛线。
- with obj. put ashore使登岸：
he landed his troops at Hastings.
他率部队在黑斯廷斯登陆。
- no obj. go ashore; disembark上岸; 登陆; 下船：
the marines landed at a small fishing jetty.
陆战队在一个小渔码头登陆。
- unload (goods) from a ship从船上卸（货）：
the fishing boats landed their catch at the port.
渔船把捕获的鱼卸到港口。
- bring (a fish) to land, especially with a net or hook（尤指用网或钩）把（鱼）弄上岸。
- informal succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of strong competition〈非正式〉（尤指在激烈竞争中）取得, 赢得：
she landed the starring role in a new film.
她在新电影中获得主演角色。
- (of a rugby player) succeed in scoring (a penalty, goal, etc.)（英式橄榄球运动员）获得（罚球或进球等）得分：
Walters landed a second penalty in the opening minute of the second half.
沃尔特斯下半场开赛后一分钟内第二次罚球得分。
- no obj. come down through the air and alight on the ground（从空中）降落, 着陆：
we will be landing at Gatwick Airport in a few moments.
我们很快将在加特维克机场着陆。
- with obj. bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water, especially in a controlled way使（飞机, 航天器）降落：
the co-pilot landed the plane.
副飞行员使飞机降落。
- reach the ground after falling or jumping（跌倒或起跳后）着地, 落地：
he leapt over the fence and landed nimbly on his feet.
他跳过栅栏敏捷地着地。
- with adverbial of place(of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown（东西掉下或扔出后）落下不动：
the plate landed in her lap.
盘子落在她的大腿上。
- informal (of something unpleasant or unexpected) arrive suddenly〈非正式〉（令人不快或意想不到的事）突然出现：
there seemed to be more problems than ever landing on her desk this week.
本周似乎有比以往更多的问题突然出现在她的办公桌上。
- with obj.
land someone in
informal cause someone to be in (a difficult or unwelcome situation)〈非正式〉使处于（困难、讨厌境地）： his exploits always landed him in trouble.
他的大胆行动总是使他陷入麻烦。
land someone with
inflict (an unwelcome task or a difficult situation) on someone给某人带来（不愉快的任务, 困境）：the mistake landed the company with a massive bill.
这一差错让公司背负巨额账单。
- with obj. informal inflict (a blow) on someone〈非正式〉殴打：
I won the fight without landing a single punch
我一拳都没打中就赢了
with two objs I landed him one.我打了他一拳。
how the land lies
- what the state of affairs is事情处于某种状态：
let's keep it to ourselves until we see how the land lies.
我们看清事态之前先对此事保密。
in the land of the living
- humorous alive or awake〈幽默〉活着, 醒着。
the land of the free
- the United States of America自由之邦（指美国）。
the land of Nod
- humorous a state of sleep〈幽默〉睡眠状, 梦乡。
- [ORIGIN: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod （Gen. 4:16）.]
land（或fall）on one's feet
- have good luck or success走运, 成功：
after some ups and downs he has finally landed on his feet.
经过一些曲折, 他最终成功了。
live off the land
- live on whatever food one can obtain by hunting, gathering, or subsistence farming靠山吃山, 靠水吃水。
land up
- reach a place or destination到达：
the ship landed up on the south coast of Devon
船到达德文郡南岸
I landed up in prison.
我进了监狱。
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land up with
end up with (a certain, usually unwelcome, situation)以（某种不利情况）告终： I landed up with three broken ribs.
结果我折断了三根肋骨。