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down-to-earth是什么意思

down-to-earth

英 ['dauntə'ə:θ] 美

adj. 实际的；现实的

低频词

英文词源

down-to-earth (adj.): also down to earth, as an adjectival phrase, attested from 1932.

双语例句

1. One of the office girls was down with the flu.: 一位女职员得了流感。

2. Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.: 如此无礼的言语让我火冒三丈，我砰的一下把电话挂了。

3. I saw her push the boulder down on you.: 我看见她将巨石推下砸向你。

4. I went down on my knees and prayed for guidance.: 我跪了下来，祈求得到指引。

5. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.: 物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。