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单词 earthy
释义
earthyearth‧y /ˈɜːθi $ ˈɜːrθi/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • an earthy sense of humor
  • The part is played by the sassy and earthy Juliet Stevenson.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • If anything, Cajun food is more earthy in colour and some would say that it is spicier.
  • In the last six months, two fledgling dirt-shirt companies have staked claims to this earthy enterprise.
  • In the sanctuary, the earthy hues of autumn had given way to the soft green of pines.
  • Pretty and earthy, she can be aggressive or retreat believably, and has some nice scenes with her extended family.
  • Served rare, the meat of squab is a heady delicacy, both earthy and elegant.
  • She swivelled her eyes to the potatoes Léonie was fetching from their earthy resting-place on the larder floor.
  • While their fingers flew in and out of the earthy heap of beans Rose and Victorine talked.
word sets
WORD SETS
cultivable, adjectivedirt, nounearth, nounearthy, adjectivefallow, adjectivefertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilizer, nounfurrow, nouninfertile, adjectiveirrigate, verblime, nounlime, verbloam, nounmanure, nounmud, nounmudbath, nounmuddy, adjectivemulch, nounmulch, verbpeat, nounplough, nounplough, verbsod, nounsoil, nounsubsoil, nountopdressing, nountopsoil, noun
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounearthearthlingearthinessadjectiveearthyearthlyunearthlyearthenverbunearthadverbearthward(s)
1tasting, smelling, or looking like earth or soil:  earthy colours2talking about things that are often considered rude, especially sex and the human body, in a relaxed direct way:  earthy languageearthiness noun [uncountable]
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