earth

英 [ɜːθ] 美[ɝθ]

return or cause to return to reality after a period of daydreaming or excitement

使（幻想或兴奋之后）回到现实；回到现实

(humorous)one had (or did you have?) an orgasm

(幽默)达到了性高潮（或达到性高潮了吗？）

(of a hunted animal) hide in an underground burrow

（猎物）逃入地洞

(informal)very strange

(非正式)像是来自外星的，极怪异的

they looked like nothing on earth.
他们像是来自外星。

Among all the possibilities

究竟：包括所有可能性的情况下

Why on earth did you put on that outfit?
你到底为什么要穿上这套服装?

1. I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.: 真相的披露让我深感震惊，我被带回了现实。

2. They would move heaven and earth to stop me if they could.: 可能的话，他们会千方百计地阻止我。

3. Weather satellites have observed a ring of volcanic ash girdling the earth.: 气象卫星观测到一个环绕地球的火山灰带。

4. The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to earth today.: “亚特兰蒂斯”号航天飞机今天安全返回地球。

5. The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them.: 地面摇晃，周围房屋的墙体在他们身边倒塌。