| 单词 | land |
| 释义 | land (lænd ) Word forms: lands , landing , landed 1. uncountable noun B1 Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. Good agricultural land is in short supply. ...160 acres of land. ...a small piece of grazing land. Synonyms: property, grounds, estate, acres 2. countable noun B1+ You can refer to an area of land which someone owns as their land or their lands. Their home is on his father's land. His lands were poorly farmed. 3. singular noun If you talk about the land, you mean farming and the way of life in farming areas, in contrast to life in the cities. Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times. Synonyms: countryside, farming, farmland, rural districts 4. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] B2 Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air. It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea. ...a stretch of sandy beach that was almost inaccessible from the land. Synonyms: ground, earth, dry land, terra firma 5. countable noun You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way. [literary] ...blessed lands of sun and sea and olive trees. ...America, land of opportunity. ...this land of free speech. Synonyms: country, nation, region, state 6. verb When someone or something lands, they come down to the ground after moving through the air or falling. He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away. [VERB] Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people. [VERB] Synonyms: come to rest, come down, l& [text messaging] 7. verb B1 When someone lands a plane, ship, or spacecraft, or when it lands, it arrives somewhere after a journey. The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. [VERB] He landed his troops on the western shore. [VERB noun] The crew finally landed the plane on its belly on the soft part of the runway. [VERB noun] Synonyms: arrive, dock, put down, moor 8. verb To land goods somewhere means to unload them there at the end of a journey, especially by ship. [mainly British] The vessels will have to land their catch at designated ports. [VERB noun] ...a five-man gang which landed the huge shipment on the Cornwall coast. [VERB noun] 9. verb If you land in an unpleasant situation or place or if something lands you in it, something causes you to be in it. [informal] He landed in a psychiatric ward. [VERB + in] This is not the first time his exploits have landed him in trouble. [VERB noun + in] Synonyms: cause to be, lead, bring, l& [text messaging] 10. verb If someone or something lands you with a difficult situation, they cause you to have to deal with the difficulties involved. [mainly British, informal] The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: saddle, trouble, burden, encumber 11. verb If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems. [informal] Two days later the book had already landed on his desk. [VERB preposition/adverb] This was the weekend that the war finally landed on their doorstep. [VERB preposition/adverb] 12. verb If you land a fish, you succeed in catching it and getting it out of the water. One angler landed fish of 10 lb and 9 lb on the same day. [VERB noun] 13. verb If you land something that is difficult to get and that many people want, you are successful in getting it. [informal] He landed a place on the graduate training scheme. [VERB noun] His flair with hair soon landed him a part-time job at his local barbers. [VERB noun noun] Synonyms: gain, get, win, score [slang] 14. ergative verb If someone lands a blow or punch or if their blow or punch lands, they hit someone. I could hear the blows landing as he appealed for help. [VERB] Synonyms: deliver, hit, apply, impose 15. to land on your feet phrase If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts. He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet. While I struggle through life, she lands on her feet. Phrasal verbs: land up phrasal verb If you say that you land up in a place or situation, you mean that you arrive there after a long journey or at the end of a long series of events. [mainly British, informal] Half of those who went east seem to have landed up in southern India. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] We landed up at the Las Vegas at about 6.30. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] Idioms: someone is living off the fat of the land said to mean that someone has a rich and comfortable lifestyle without having to work hard for it It is not true that foreigners can walk into Britain and live instantly off the fat of the land. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers land in your lap if a problem lands in someone's lap, they are forced to deal with it although it is not really their responsibility These problems have landed in the lap of Donald Jackson, an unassuming manager with little international experience. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get the lay of the land or get the lie of the land to find out the details of a situation or problem I'm not sure what's going to happen. That's why I'm coming in early. I want to get the lay of the land. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: acre of land It has three-quarters of an acre of land, but a refurb is required. Times, Sunday Times (2016) On one acre of land c, it requires four people. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995) This fully restored Tuscan farmhouse with pool is on an acre of land in a rural location with panoramic views. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This was no war fought in a distant land. The Sun (2009) Were they really content to send her off to a distant land in the company of two virtual strangers? Times, Sunday Times (2010) For the church, this new interest in distant lands is an irony. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A trip to Central London, a Tube ride away, seems as exotic as a foreign land. Times, Sunday Times (2008) While they might not admit it, our ambassadors in foreign lands can't resist getting in on the act. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Like our colonial ancestors, we were just meddling in the tragedies of foreign lands and this was always going to be dangerous. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) Alongside that, calorie production per hectare of land and litre of water will probably be the single most useful measure of sustainable agriculture in the decades to come. Times, Sunday Times It sits on a hectare of land, where they keep livestock and grow vegetables. Times, Sunday Times When applying the mulch or biomass to the soil, it should be applied at the minimum amount of one ton to every hectare of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fire destroyed more than 1,000 hectare of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A given hectare of land may be measured in equivalent global hectares. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Luckily one of those on board happened to be an off-duty pilot, who was able to help the co-pilot to land the plane safely. Times, Sunday Times All screaming emergency, land the plane at the first opportunity and get it serviced. Times,Sunday Times He then retook control to land the plane on the sea. Times,Sunday Times But could you land a plane on any of the above locations? Times, Sunday Times In an emergency, however, he learned quickly how to land a plane. Christianity Today Now she hopes to land a role in a comedy flick. The Sun Then why not land a role in theatreland. The Sun How did you land the role? The Sun The actor nearly failed to land the role after arriving at the screen test with an offputting beard, and his name didn't appear in the credits. Times, Sunday Times I ask why she was so keen to land the role. Times, Sunday Times This government might be the first in a thousand years to complete the register of land ownership in this country. Times,Sunday Times A police spokesman said that the incident related to a dispute over land ownership. Times, Sunday Times Others have been held up by wrangles over land ownership. Times, Sunday Times In addition, reconstruction work has been stymied by confusion over land ownership. Times, Sunday Times But the consortium has lost special government backing after a dispute over land ownership and must find a new location. The Sun It sits on a land parcel of approximately 11,366.9 square metres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This incorporates locating a point at the centroid (center) of a land parcel or building, thus improves the geocoding accuracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The land parcel was expanded by an adjoining two acres (8,000 m) in 1937. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Zoning restrictions, and land parcel sizes also restricted their development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This land area includes land for the expressway, supporting exits and links, and associated land parcels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Environmental program areas include: water resources, land resources, land-water interactions, and environmental chemistry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cattle are basically residual claimants to crop or land resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The struggle over land resources was one source of conflict. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and eco-tourism projects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The management techniques within a wildlife management area include developing habitat for wildlife along with conserving the natural land resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even if the engines failed, a 747 could glide for up to 100 miles and hope to land safely. Times, Sunday Times If someone jumps, if you don't try to go for the ball then you have to make sure they land safely. The Sun He then rushed back to the controls while the parachutist used his reserve canopy to land safely. The Sun Next he gently lowered the damaged right one on to the runway to land safely. The Sun The team then open their parachutes at 3,000ft in order to land safely. The Sun Good wheat-growing land surrounds the residential development in the 1013acre ha parish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Approximately of agricultural land surrounds the city with corn, wheat and cotton as the primary crops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Arable and pastoral land surrounds the copse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A type of feudal land tenure. Times, Sunday Times They often inherited nothing and had limited land tenure. Times, Sunday Times Despite the uncertainty of land tenure, squatters ran large numbers of sheep and cattle beyond the boundaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1973 policy concerns included economics, employment, defence, energy (fuel) supplies, land tenure, pollution and social security, as then seen within an ecological perspective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most striking change in land tenure from 1956 to 1981 was the kind of ownership of the farms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many a land title and hundreds of genealogies are based on the clear, fine script of his records. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The land claim case made it clear a formal land title system was needed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council overrode the veto only to be countered by the mayor's refusal to sign a deed to transfer the land title. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often speculators also hire people to set forests on fire in order to claim land title deeds for the areas that have become degraded forest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just don't expect to be able to jump in just yet: last month there was a general strike in the area in protest against attempts to lease land to foreigners. Times, Sunday Times It made several attempts to buy or lease land for a sovereign territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Miners were able to lease land and to look for ore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This aimed to enfranchise miners even if they did not own or lease land, as they were nevertheless ranked as important economically and socially. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Households, which now lease land from their collectives, are free to use their farmland however they see fit as long as they meet these quotas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Four adult orphans are transported to a magical land. The Sun (2009) We were in Lapland, just inside the Arctic Circle in Finland - a magical land, with pristine snow covering the pine forests. The Sun (2013) She says: 'I got it in my head that there was this magical land called Nashville where dreams come true and that's where I needed to go'. The Sun (2012) That's why they had controlled fires to manage the land properly. The Sun Farmers were persuaded and paid to manage their land sympathetically, and the birds responded: 370 pairs in 2010. Times, Sunday Times It would be downright immoral to manage your land any other way. Times, Sunday Times Real success can be achieved if we encourage more farmers, not fewer, to actively manage their land for wildlife. Times,Sunday Times It urged greater use of new schemes to pay farmers to manage their land in a wildlife-friendly way. The Sun The trees officer from the council can do nothing since they stand on private land. Times, Sunday Times With manual applications, the companies merely have to show that they have a contract to enforce parking on private land. Times, Sunday Times Drivers will be able to use the technology on private land only. Times, Sunday Times They claim it's private land and the hotel operates its own system to maintain parking controls. Times, Sunday Times These tend to be on private land and are usually to allow farmers to cross from one field to another. Times, Sunday Times The pair work 12,000 acres of the most productive land on the planet — and do it with just 'three full-time guys'. Times, Sunday Times Historically, the waders' decline was caused by the rise of industrial agriculture, in which farmers drained meadows and wetlands to create productive land. Times, Sunday Times Huge tracts of productive land were smothered for housing, industry and the curse of 'leisure' - really just a crass euphemism for mindless forms of expensive idleness. Times, Sunday Times Larger holdings were allowed for less productive land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These ingenious irrigation systems transformed the original wetland into extremely productive land, farmed until the late 1950s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The proposal comes as ministers prepare to abandon their pledge to protect the land. Times, Sunday Times He built camps to try to mark and protect the land claims, hiring trappers to look after them during the winter months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are governmental and nonprofit groups working with the government to protect the land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In turn, the lords of the manors began to pray to the deities to protect their land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had come earlier to this place to protect the land, and the place got its name because of her. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aim was to legalise, or 'regularise', up to 90% of affected properties in the region, except those built on flood plains or protected land. Times, Sunday Times The regional governmentchallenged both rulings, saying that the hotel was built on urbanizable rather than protected land. Times, Sunday Times He also said that problems implementing new planning rules were a 'serious threat' to areas not classified as greenbelt or protected land. Times, Sunday Times Under directives governing protected land, new wildlife habitat must be created to compensate for what will be lost. Times, Sunday Times How much longer can this erosion of protected land go on? Times, Sunday Times Local authorities are selling off vast tracts of public land behind closed doors. Times, Sunday Times It would include proper incentives to release private as well as public land for development and persuade banks to lend to smaller builders. Times, Sunday Times Take, for example, the report revealing that as many as two million homes could be built on 'surplus or underused' public land. Times, Sunday Times It can easily put a new box on public land since it has the statutory rights. Times, Sunday Times The yard was owned by the council and the gallops were on public land so it was hard to justify spending money on. Times, Sunday Times It will use the funds to purchase land. Times, Sunday Times To address this, he said councils should be allowed to purchase land or charge fees if developers fail to build where they have opers obtained planning permission. Times, Sunday Times Rewriting the rules to give local authorities the ability to compulsorily purchase land at its existing-use value - with a reasonable sweetener for the owner on top - would be transformational. Times, Sunday Times She proceeded to purchase land from the surrounding owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many members purchase land to build garages and personal condos. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the turn of the century, families have contended for prime ranch land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The route then passes along mostly straight stretches through ranch land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An extension of the dam in 1957 buried more ranch land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This land can be forested land, agricultural land, ranch land, or any other type of land that needs protecting from high-impact development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The townsite was formed when farmers began settling on the former ranch land in 1924, shortly after its sale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without water, the desert will reclaim the land. Times, Sunday Times But notice he didn't immediately reclaim the land. Christianity Today Over time, oak, ash and hazel trees will reclaim the land, leaving the dispute to the historians rather than lawyers. Times, Sunday Times Birch saplings seek to reclaim the land every year - where farmers waste or forget, nature gains. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, the player must manage his resources and military in order to reclaim the land from the force of evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This provided for the redistribution of land, thus removing a potentially problematic social issue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had long made clear his opposition to the confiscation and redistribution of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The primary issues motivating the split were the war and the redistribution of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It campaigned for the redistribution of land and the abolition of all taxation other than land rent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1925 an extensive redistribution of land ownership allowed non-locals to purchase land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The land was then used in the aparceria system (farmers rent land in return for payment of a proportion of the harvest obtained). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1677 the first agreement to rent land for farming purposes was signed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The resulting land hunger increased prices 7 fold and made it easier for nobles to sell or rent land rather than farm it themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Traditionally, farmers have achieved economies of scale by renting land and in good times they can accumulate large amounts of cash. Times, Sunday Times Generally speaking, owning or renting land or a building gives one the right to use and develop the air rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They lead us to the oddly shaped 'biscuit barrel' grain stores that surround villages in this rural land. The Sun For dealers in rural land, the world has changed drama-tically. Times, Sunday Times It highlighted experiments in 'rural land transfer' as the most likely compromise short of the absolute right to buy and sell. Times, Sunday Times There are several tax reliefs that apply to rural land — even a grassy meadow for feeding sheep can qualify. Times, Sunday Times Some were built on rural land, others contravened laws that ban building within 100 metres of the sea. Times, Sunday Times I ask why they've given permission for a laleo to enter their sacred land. Smithsonian With my 30th birthday coming up, soul-searching in a sacred land seemed an appropriate decision. Times, Sunday Times Their sacred land as well as hunting grounds were involuntarily turned into someone else's property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over time, the sacred land was inherited by family members, generations after generations, but eventually had to be sold to an industrial company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some obscene architectural extrusion will rise upon the sacred land, some eyesore of retail and condos and trendy dining. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party passed a motion to seize land and assets from independent schools and vowed to withdraw their charitable status, opening them up to taxation. Times, Sunday Times He had seized land from the rich and turned many of the masses into subsistence farmers, and for this he was the unrivalled hero of leftist politics. Times, Sunday Times The president's strategy to tack left and announce a policy of seizing land without compensation in some cases, triggered panic among foreign investors and farm owners at home. Times, Sunday Times They were themselves immigrants who ferociously seized land from weaker brethren. Times, Sunday Times The rulers seized land from farmers and monasteries, demolishing an old bahal to make way for the new road. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even then, they will leave what they have behind for a strange land of which they know little. Times, Sunday Times He was now a stranger in a strange land, jobless and with a family to provide for. Times, Sunday Times You arrive, a stranger in a strange land. Christianity Today Now a stranger in a strange land, he's got people and livestock depending upon him for food. Christianity Today It's not easy to make a home in a strange land, and those who have the aptitude should be prized. ST They disappeared when a 350-metre stretch of land collapsed. The Sun He surveyed the heather-strewn stretch of land where he had pitched a tent 30 years earlier. Times, Sunday Times The main search area consisted of a 2,400 square mile stretch of land. Houston Chronicle The fisherman have plans for processing and retail facilities, offices and, eventually, a visitor's centre on the small stretch of land, no more than 120 metres long. Times, Sunday Times The stretch of land has since been a considerable source of regional strife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the policies change and walls are built, they find themselves needing papers to travel across tribal land. The Times Literary Supplement The act transferred 160 acres (0.6 km) of former tribal land to the federal government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reservation has tribal land and land held in fee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He went into business and now lives on his traditional tribal land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law transferred the responsibility of criminal law enforcement on tribal land from the federal government to state governments in specified states. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Councils will be given more power to use compulsory purchase orders to take undeveloped land. The Sun The only way a 'great return' on such undeveloped land can be achieved will be via a paper transaction from one company employee to another. Times, Sunday Times But it will introduce a new system of developer contributions to infrastructure, taking money from those who make huge profits by sitting on undeveloped land. Times,Sunday Times Others were more business-minded, as realtors knew beautifying undeveloped land would raise property values for surrounding properties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company owns four five-star hotels, a golf course, marina and undeveloped land. Times, Sunday Times He sold off assets before the housing crash in 1989 and bought large amounts of urban land when he realised that people were buying again. Times,Sunday Times And you'll only get a lease of up to 70 years from the state, which owns all urban land. Times, Sunday Times A tax on urban land value would be a property speculator's charter. Times, Sunday Times During rain events, stormwater collected in the canal contained contaminants such as phosphorus and fertilizers from agricultural and urban land uses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Urban built-up area, totaling, constitute 11.22% of the total urban land area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last week the government announced that a 150m fund would support 10,000 self-build projects to begin on vacant land. Times, Sunday Times It also proposed a tax on vacant land to promote the use of empty properties. Times, Sunday Times Most of these sites are on trust farmland or vacant land next to estates, or are traditional walled gardens. Times, Sunday Times But it was a risky move: preparing the vacant land for decontamination was a lengthy and arduous process that involved removing huge amounts of earth. Times, Sunday Times The vacant land can be either publicly or privately owned and the council will have to provide the necessary services, such as water. Times, Sunday Times So many of them are sitting on valuable land. Times, Sunday Times There have been complaints that the panels can use up valuable land that could produce food, and that it only works when the sun shines, so what happens at night-time? Times, Sunday Times Some local authorities choose to protect their green belts but others accept much higher housing targets and allow developers to build on environmentally valuable land. Times, Sunday Times The most valuable land near the sea was purchased by the government officials, ministers, prominent landowners and bankers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In general, investors in the military roads chose routes through the most valuable land, such as potential farmland along rivers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Vast lands remained unpopulated and covered with woods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had vast lands, sunny weather and good rail connections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here, vast lands with big mango trees can be found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After his own death a few months later, his daughters, the princesses, don't get the palaces, gold and vast lands they claim as their birthright. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rare people took vast lands, but what did they benefit? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These freeholders would bring civilization to a wild land. The Times Literary Supplement She shows that until the 18th century wild land was something that was tolerated or feared rather than admired. Times, Sunday Times I was young and reckless, unafraid of the wolves or the bears that inhabit the caves and crags of this wild land. Times, Sunday Times This created a haven for wildlife like many of the hidden pockets of wild land in that area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They told the settlers to live in a wild land was impossible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 土地, 着陆 Japanese: 陸, 着陸する |
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