词汇 | earthbound |
释义 | earthbound adjective uk /ˈɜːθ.baʊnd/ us /ˈɝːθ.baʊnd/ unable to leave the surface of the earth: 不能离开地球表面的;只在地球(或陆地表面)上的 The space shuttle remained earthbound because of a technical fault.因为出现技术故障,航天飞机尚未能升空。 not exciting or showing much imagination: 平淡无奇的;缺乏想象力的 an uninspired and earthbound performance毫无创意、平淡无奇的演出 Space travel airlock astronaut autopilot biosatellite blast capsule cosmonaut escape velocity EVA flyby launcher rocket science rocket scientist space capsule space probe space shuttle space tourism space tourist spacesuit spacewalk You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Tedious and uninspiring Examples of earthboundearthbound I shall approach it from another angle, a more earthbound position of the toad beneath the harrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not remain earthbound, but venture forth and take up the challenge that awaits us in the new and unknown territories of space. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from being a knight of the air, many a flier is regarded by the earthbound public beneath him as simply a road hog with his wheels off the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You can't help wishing, though, that she had stuck to more earthbound topics and unforced rhythms that made her past efforts such pleasures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similar to space medicine, the speciality also contributes to knowledge about nursing care of earthbound patients. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are eligible for promotion to earthbound immortality after 280 years of faithful service. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In fact his sculptures flout convention in their lightness of feel, their transparency and their escape from the conventions of earthbound pedestal-based display. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She can see and speak with the earthbound spirits that reach out to her for help. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They have been described as simultaneously celestial and earthbound, metaphysical but sensual and tactile. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The earthbound copy is placed in a state of sensory deprivation which allows him to share the experiences of the "doppelgnger". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After all, we are all disabled in one way or another; inadequate, old, broken, earthbound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The impact was also observed by earthbound and space telescopes, which recorded a brightening of several magnitudes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Dreikausen insists that this art does not merely show landscape from the air but incorporates the earthbound vision into remembered images from both spaces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Belief in the existence of ghosts and earthbound spirits is rejected and considered to be the product of superstition. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The film, however much it flails, stays resolutely earthbound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of earthbound These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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