figurative. Applied to the surface of the sea, a lake, a river, or the ground: with various associations from the literal sense.
| 单词 | θ1873 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > land > ground > [noun] > surface of (5) bosomOE figurative. Applied to the surface of the sea, a lake, a river, or the ground: with various associations from the literal sense. fielda1400 The surface of open ground, as a place upon which (esp. uncultivated) plants grow. Obsolete. brim1572 The surface of the ground. Obsolete. surface1596 The outer boundary of the earth, in contact with the air; the upper boundary or top of solid ground, exposed to the air; the corresponding part of… day1620 Mining. The surface of the ground above geological deposits, mine structures, etc.; (also) the entrance to a drift (drift, n. 15). Now historical and… |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。