earthbound

英 [ˈɜːθbaʊnd]

美 [ˈɜːrθbaʊnd]

adj.  (只在)地球上的，陆地的，地面上的; 世俗的; 物质世界的; 缺乏想象力的

BNC.34052 / COCA.19899

牛津词典

adj.

• （只在）地球上的，陆地的，地面上的
  unable to leave the surface of the earth
  1. birds and their earthbound predators
     鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• 世俗的；物质世界的；缺乏想象力的
  not spiritual or having much imagination

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不能离开地面的；陆地上的；地面上的
  If something isearthbound, it is unable to fly, or is on the ground rather than in the air or in space.
  1. ...earthbound telescopes...
     地面望远镜
  2. The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
     幼虫生活在地面上，不像成虫后那么美丽，但是同样会捕食。
• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏想象力的
  If you describe someone or something asearthbound, you mean that they do not have very much imagination.
  1. ...the daughter of a stolid, earthbound salesman and a wild actress.
     冷漠实际的推销员和生活放荡的女演员所生的女儿

英英释义

adj

• confined to the earth
• lacking wit or imagination
  1. a pedestrian movie plot
  Synonym:pedestrianprosaicprosy

双语例句

• Still, there are more earthbound ways to get into the art-buying game& at auctions, art fairs, end-of-year student shows and some big open-studio events.
  不过，购买艺术品还有很多更普通的方法&拍卖会、艺术博览会、年终学生作品展以及一些大型工作室开放日活动。
• Rediscovery about Earthbound China
  新乡土建筑乡土中国的再发现
• Having been earthbound for so long you have acquired a strong affinity with Mother Earth, which is why so many of you chosen to stay with her.
  已经与地球纠葛了这么久时间使得你们已经获得了一种与地球母亲的强烈吸引力，这也是为何你们中的这么多人选择了继续伴随她。
• Michael Mumma, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, leads the only Earthbound team still gathering the sort of data in which Martian methane has been seen.
  国家航空航天局位于马里兰州的达德太空飞行中心的MichaelMumma，仍然带领着他的务实的团队汇集了已经观测到的火星甲烷的数据。
• In the relative and remote structure that regards a family as core, the dissertation discusses father-clan relative relationship, mother-clan relative relationship, function of earthbound and administration, and then deeply understand constitution principle of the Tujia basic society.
  分析了坡脚土家族以家庭为核心的差序格局中，父系亲属关系，母系亲戚关系，地缘与行政关系的功能，从而深化理解土家族基层社会的构成原则。
• You see, unlike our clunky earthbound forms of construction.
  你看，比起地球上使用的笨拙建筑方式。
• Whereas, basic reasons of crimes with floating population are the loss of earthbound order existing in floating population in urban and the loss of the expectancy of surviving and developing of floating population.
  流动人口犯罪的基础性原因是存在于流动人口群体中的乡土秩序在城市中的失落，以及由此而产生的流动人口生存与发展预期的落空。
• They'll be earthbound forever.
  他们将永远成为被束缚的鬼魂。
• From the perspective of earthbound astronomers, Saturn's rings will be edge-on.
  从地面天文学家的观点看来，土星的光环将以侧边缘相见。
• I'm absolutely sure that Brian is still earthbound.
  我有绝对的肯定布莱恩还在这里。