Word · Frequency #1026
earths
埋；埋葬
earths is the third person singular of earth.
核心释义
to bury
- 1.
埋葬
To bury.
- 2.
隐藏于地中,或使隐藏；追入洞穴或巢穴
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
- 3.
打洞
To burrow.
挖洞；钻入地下；躲入地下；把（猎物）赶入洞穴；埋葬；隐藏于地中,或使隐藏；追入洞穴或巢穴；打洞
用法In use
The farmer earthed the seeds in the garden.
用法提示：earthed 是动词 earth 的过去式，意为“埋入土中”。
The fox earths itself deep in the ground when it senses danger.
用法提示：earths 是动词 earth 的第三人称单数形式，意为“躲入洞内”。
The electrician is earthing the cable to prevent a short circuit.
用法提示：earthing 是动词 earth 的现在分词，意为“把（电器）接地”。
earth sth
earth 作动词表示“埋”，属较书面或专门的用法，宾语通常是所埋的东西。
She earthed the seeds and watered the soil.
她把种子埋进土里，然后给土浇了水。
earth sth in/under sth
用 in 或 under 引出埋藏的位置，强调藏于土中或地下。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- earth up
- 给……培土
- In spring, earth up the potatoes to protect the new shoots.春天给土豆培土，以保护新芽。
- earth a fox
- 把狐狸赶入洞穴
- The hunters managed to earth the fox after a long chase.经过长时间追捕，猎人们成功把狐狸赶进了洞穴。
- earth the roots
- 用土覆盖根部
- Earth the roots of the young tree to keep them from freezing.用土覆盖小树的根部，以防冻伤。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：想象把东西放进泥土（earth）里——动词earth就是‘埋、藏入地下’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：园艺（earth up 培土）、文学/书面描写（埋葬）、狩猎或动物行为（入穴） earth 作动词时比较少见，通常用于较正式或专门的说法：如园艺中 earth up（培土）、文学描写里指埋葬、狩猎语中指入穴。日常口语中更常说 bury 或 cover with soil，具体是否正式需看搭配和语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
As a transitive verb, earth means to bury something in the ground or drive an animal into its hole; as an intransitive verb, it means to take shelter in a hole.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Birth, worth, dearth, girth, and unearth rhyme with earth in rhotic accents (e.g., US): all end with /ɝθ/. Hearth is a spelling lookalike but sounds /hɑrθ/, so it does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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