Tra từ earth - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

earth [earth earths earthed earthing] noun, verb BrE [ɜːθ] NAmE [ɜːrθ]
noun
1. (also Earth), the Earthuncountable, singular the world; the planet that we live on
•the planet Earth
•the history of life on earth
•the earth's ozone layer
• The earth revolves around the sun.
• I must be the happiest person on earth!
2. uncountable, singular land; the hard surface of the world that is not the sea or the sky; the ground
• After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again.
• You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
3. uncountable the substance that plants grow in
•a clod/lump/mound of earth
• I cleaned off the earth clinging to my boots.
4. countable the hole where an animal, especially a ↑fox, lives
5. (BrE) (NAmE ground)countable, usually singular a wire that connects an electric ↑circuit with the ground and makes it safe
more at go to the ends of the earth at ↑end _n., disappear/vanish off the face of the earth at ↑face _n., move heaven and earth at ↑move _v., promise the earth/moon/world at ↑promise _v., the salt of the earth at ↑salt _n., wipe sb/sth off the face of the earth at ↑wipe _v.

Word Origin:
Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde.

Thesaurus:
earth noun
1. U, sing.
•The earth revolves around the sun.
the world • • the globe • • the planet •
around/across/all over the earth/world/globe/planet
on (the) earth/globe/planet
save/destroy the earth/world/planet
The earth or the world? Use the world when you are concerned with things that exist in the world and not outside it. Use the earth when our planet is being considered in relation to other planets, its place in space, or heaven.
2. U, sing.
•It was good to feel the earth beneath our feet.
ground • • land • |literary soil •
on/under the earth/ground
bare earth/ground
drop/fall to (the) earth/ground
Earth, ground or land? Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on. Use earth to draw attention to the rock, soil, etc. that the ground is made of. Land is only used to contrast it with the sea
•They fought both at sea and on land.
3. U
•The smell of freshly dug earth was in the air.
soil • • clay • • mud • • ground • • peat • |especially AmE dirt •
dry/wet/soft earth/soil/clay/mud/ground/peat/dirt
good/rich earth/soil
dig the earth/soil/clay/mud/ground/peat

Synonyms:
floor
ground • land • earth
These are all words for the surface that you walk on.
floor • the surface of a room that you walk on: ▪ She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
ground • (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on: ▪ I found her lying on the ground. ◇ ▪ The rocket crashed a few seconds after it ▪ left the ground ▪.
land • the surface of the earth that is not sea: ▪ It was good to be back on ▪ dry land ▪ again. ◇ ▪ They fought both at sea and ▪ on land ▪.
earth • (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc: ▪ You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
ground, land or earth?
Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use earth if you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of. Land is only used when you want to contrast it with the sea: the land beneath our feet ◇ feel the land shake ◇ sight ground/earth ◇ travel by ground/earth
on/under the floor/ground/earth
bare floor/ground/earth
to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
to reach the floor/the ground/land

Synonyms:
soil
mud • dust • clay • land • earth • dirt • ground
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
soil • the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: ▪ Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
mud • wet soil that is soft and sticky: ▪ The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
dust • a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc: ▪ A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
clay • a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks: ▪ The tiles are made of clay.
land • an area of ground, especially of a particular type: ▪ an area of rich, fertile land
earth • the substance that plants grow in. Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: ▪ She put some earth into the pot.
dirt • (especially NAmE) soil, especially loose soil: ▪ Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
ground • an area of soil: ▪ The car got stuck in the muddy ground. ◇ ▪ They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
good/rich soil/land/earth
fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
to cultivate the soil/land/ground

Example Bank:
•Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an earth tremor.
•I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.
•I scrambled to the top of the steep earth bank.
•My boots were caked in big clods of wet earth.
•No one knows what happens to us after we leave this earth.
•The Bible says the meek will inherit the earth.
•The astronauts were able to send the information back to earth.
•The earth orbits the sun.
•The earth revolves on its axis.
•The fields had been ploughed, and there was nothing but bare earth to be seen.
•The island was there before there was life on earth.
•The plants must have their roots in the earth.
•The sun beat down on the baked earth.
•The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the scorched earth.
•We are flying at 30 000 feet above the earth.
•a lost spirit, wandering the earth
•humans and other species that inhabit the earth
•in mines deep under the earth
•satellites orbiting the earth
•the future of life on planet Earth
•the last asteroid that hit the earth
•the moon's orbit around the earth
•the retreating army's scorched earth policy.
•when dinosaurs roamed the earth
•Dig the earth to a depth of two spade lengths.
•Earth from the garden was clinging to his boots.
•His boots sank into the soft earth.
•I must be the happiest person in the world/on earth!
•In the air was the smell of freshly dug earth.
•In the story the aliens have a plan to destroy planet earth.
•It was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again.
•She put a couple of handfuls of earth into the pot.
•The Earth's ozone layer protects all life from the sun's harmful radiation.
•The bunker is located deep below the earth.
•The earth was dry and scorched.
•The fossil record shows the history of life on earth.
Idioms: be/feel/look/taste like nothing on earth ▪ ↑bring somebody down to earth ▪ charge/cost/pay the earth ▪ ↑come back to earth ▪ ↑go to earth ▪ how/why/where/who on earth ▪ ↑on earth ▪ ↑run somebody to earth

verb (BrE) (NAmE ground)usually passive ~ sth
to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde.

See also: ↑ground