down-to-earth
英 [ˌdaʊn.tuːˈɜːθ]
美 [ˌdaʊn.tuːˈɝːθ]
- adj. 实际的；现实的
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记忆方法
可以将“down-to-earth”记忆为“down”代表向下，而“to-earth”意味着回到地面，合起来想象成一个实际、脚踏实地的人，不受空想或虚幻的影响，以此来表示这个短语的含义。
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英语词源
- down-to-earth (adj.)
- also down to earth, as an adjectival phrase, attested from 1932.
权威例句
- 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。