lance 'corporal 7?own a member of
one of the lower ranks in the British army (英国陆军的）一等兵：iance
Corpomi Akin Smith—_兵艾伦'• 土^斯 lan-cer /'larnsa(r);
NAmE 'laen-/ noun in the
past, a member of a regiment that used lances .(.旧时的■)长 茅轻骑兵
,lance 'sergeant noun a member of one
of the lower ranks in the British army (英国陆笔）下士 lan-cet /lamsit; NAmE
'laen-/ noun a knife with a sharp point and two
sharp edges, used by doctors for cutting skin and flesh (医i用的）柳叶刀，小刀
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
lot * ground * space
• plot
These words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular
purpose•以上各词均指作特定用途的土地。
祖and an area of ground，especially one that is used for a
particular purpose尤指作特定由途的土地、地带： /fl/iaf 农业用地
lot [NAm£) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose指作某种用途的一块地、场地： building lots建故甩池◊ a park丨ng lot停车场 ground
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose指作特定用途的场地：The kids were playing 〇/? wflsfegrawm/ near fhe schoo/.孩子们在学校附近的
荒地玩耍。.◊如 s/te 〇/ fl/7 fl/idenf grawnf/ 古皮
墓地旧址
LAND, LOT OR GROUND?用 land、lot 还是 ground ? Land is used for large areas of open land
in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lot is often a
smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building
or parking on. Ground is any area of open land; a ground is an area of land
designed or used for a particular purpose or activity.* land用以指乡向广阔的土地，尤指农业用
地；丨〇t常指城镇或城市中的一小块地，尤指专用的建
筑或停车场地；ground作不可数名词指任何开阔地、
空旷地，作可数名词指特定用途或活动的场地。
space a large area of land that has no buildings on it 指夫建筑物的大片空地、开阔地：爪ec/ty/wsp/enfy o/open spoce.这荜城市有很多开阔的空地。◊ fhe wide open spaces of the Canadian
pmiries■加章太一'族: 片广袤的草原
plot a small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose 指专用的小块土地：She
bought a sma丨丨p/ot of丨and to bu丨丨d a iiouse.她买了err小块地盖^ 房子。◊ fl vegeto We p/o卜涣菜圃
LOT OR PLOT?用 lot 还是 plpt ?
Either a lot or a plot can be used for building on. Only a plot can also
be used for growing vegetables or burying people. * lot
和 plot 均可作建筑用地。plot 赤
可作菜地或墓地。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
(an) open land/ground/space
■
(a/an) empty/vacant/iwujsed/derelict larvd/lot/
ground/plot
■
waste land/ground
■
a burial plot
land (H* /laend/
noun, verb •
noun
► SURFACE OF EARTH 地球表面.1[1；]1;1^511汗3€6<^1:116 earth
that is not sea 陆地；大地：It was
good to be back on kmd.回到陆地上真好。◊
We t/ie journey by iand, thoug/i_/Iying wouid have
been cheaper. ■虽然乘飞 机会便宜些，我们还是走了陆路。OJn the
distance the crew sighted 〖and.船员发现在远处有陆地。◊
The elephant is the largest living land
animal.
上最大的动物。一 see also dry land o note, at floor,
SOIL
■
AREA OF GROUND 地区 2 [U]
(also lands [pi.])
an area of ground, especially of a particular type or used for a particular
purpose (尤A某类型或知某种用途的）地
带，土地 033 terrain: fertile/arid/stony, etc. land 肥沃、贫瘠、多石等的土etc.
Zand羊坦、波状、丘陵等地带◊
agricu〖tural/araWe/
etc. tend表业用地、可耕地、工业用地等◊
The land was very dry
and hard after the long, hot summer.经过漫长的炎夏这块土地又干又硬。◊
The kmd rose to the east.那地向.东隆起。oa piece 〇/ waste/ dcreHct Zand — 成琴;/秦置囟界地◊
Some 〇/ the country^
richest grazing lands are in these valleys. ^ S 最肥沃的一些牧场位于这些峡谷中。3[U](also/om?fl/
lands [pi.])
the area of ground that sb owns, especially when you think of it as property
that can be bought or sold 地产；地皮：The
price 〇/kmd is
rising rapidly•地 价正在迅速上無。，◊.During
the war their
Zcmds were occupied by the enemy•战争期间他们的土地被敌人占据
了 占—see
also no-man's-land
■
COUNTRYSIDE 农村 4 the land [U] used to refer to the countryside and the way
people live in the country as opposed to in cities (与城市舍对的）农村，农村生备方
式：At the beginning
of the 20th century almost a third of the population lived off the land (；= grew
or produced their own food). * 20世纪初几乎有三分之一的
人口依靠种地为生。^ ◊ Many peopte teave the Zand
to/ind worfc m towns ami cities.许爹人离开农村到城镇里工
作。、〇 note at
country
■
C0UNTRY/REGI0N 国家；地区 5 [C]
(//ferary) used to refer to a country or region in a way which appeals to the
emotions or the imagination (奋及感情或逢象）国家，
地区：She Zonked to
return to Aer native kmd.她_ 望 回到她的祖国。◊
rhey dreamed 〇/ trave出ng to /oreign kmds.彳也们梦想去外国旅游。◊
DOCKLAND, DREAMLAND, FAIRYLAND, NEVER-NEVER
land, Promised Land, wonderland «;i4ia There are many other compounds ending in land. You will find them at their place
in the alphabet. 以land结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当择置
査到。.in the land of the living (often humorous) awake or alive or no longer
ill/sick 醒着;.活着；在入 世康复 the land of ,mjlk and ’honey a place where life is pleasant and
easy and people are very happy 富
饶的乐土；丰裕之地 in the ,丨and
of ’Nod (oW-/fls/7/’on«/， Aw/rjoraws) asleep 睡着厂在梦乡：Pete and Jo were stih in the
land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine.產特和乔仍沉睡未醒，于是我就在晨
光中出'门散步去了。see，etc. how the •丨and lies (8rE) to find out about a situation‘弄清情况；模清形势：Let’s
wait and see how the land lies before we do anything. 咱们等弄清情况以后再行动吧。一 more at lie1 A7.，live1，
SPY V.
■ verb
►
OF BIRD/PLANE/INSECT I,：、机；昆虫 1 [V] to come down through th€ air
onto the ground or another surface 落；降落；着.陆：77ie
pkme Zamied sa/dy/ 飞机 安全着陆了。◊
itmded on his nose. —只苍蜗落在j也 的鼻子上。EQ3 TAKE
OFF
►
OF PILOT.、飞行员.2 [VN] to bring a
plane down to the ground in a controlled way 使（/飞说）平稳着陆：77ie
kmded
tfiepkme sa/dy•飞员耸驶飞机安全着陆。
►
ARRIVE IN PLANE/B0AT 乘飞机 /齡J 达 3 [V] to arrive somewhere in a plane or a
boat (系飞机或也）着陆， 登陆：We shaH
be Zancifng shortly. PZease /asten your seatbdts.我们很快就要着陆，请您系好安全带。◊rhe
troops 〖anded at
dawn.部队已在黎明登陆。◊
TTiey were the jiirst men to Zcmd on the moon•也^是首批登上’月球
的'乂。◊
rhe /erry is due to Zand at 3 o’docfc•渡轮M舍 3 -点钟到岸。4 [VN]
to put sb/sth on land fi*om an aircraft，aboat，etc.(使）着陆，降落，靠岸，登陆：77ie troops were 〖anded
by /idicopter.部队乘直升机降落。
FALL TO GROUND 跌落地面 5 [V] to come down to the ground after jumping，falling
or being thrown 跳落，跌 落，被抛落（‘地面）：J/eii
and kmded heavify at t/ie