earthbound

英 ['ɜːθbaʊnd] 美 ['ɜːrθbaʊnd]

• adj. 扎根于地的；接地的；行向地球的；缺乏想象力的；世俗的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. confined to the earth

2. lacking wit or imagination;

   "a pedestrian movie plot"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He practiced the art of earthbound realism.
   他实践生根于土壤的现实主义艺术。
2. Occasionally, we are graced with the presence of an earthbound Angel.
   偶尔我们会被恩赐与坠落凡间的天使相遇。
3. 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。
4. He's never wanted a job that kept him earthbound, closed behind walls.
   他从不需要一个使自己为世俗利益所逼和高墙禁闭的工作。

经典引文

• Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earthbound root?

  出自：Macbeth , Shakespeare

• Earth's first faint tug at the earthbound soul.

  出自： Day Lewis

近反义词

【近义词】

• prosy 散文的
• prosaic 单调乏味的
• pedestrian 徒步的