earthly

英 [ˈɜːθli]

美 [ˈɜːrθli]

adj.  人间的; 尘世的; 世俗的; 可能的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11808 / COCA.10176

牛津词典

adj.

• 人间的；尘世的；世俗的
  connected with life on earth and not with any spiritual life
  1. the sorrows of this earthly life
     尘世的悲哀
• 可能的
  possible
  1. There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't go.
     你完全没有理由不去。
  2. What earthly difference is my opinion going to make?
     我的意见会有什么作用呢？
  3. He didn't have an earthly chance of getting the job.
     他根本就不可能得到这份工作。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 尘世的;世间的;人世的
  Earthlymeans happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death.
  1. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life...
     需要在尘世生活中直面邪恶
  2. They lived in an earthly paradise.
     他们生活在人间天堂。
• ADJ （用于no earthly reason等短语中表示强调）根本，绝对
  Earthlyis used for emphasis in phrases such asno earthly reason. If you say that there isno earthly reason whysomething should happen, you are emphasizing that there is no reason at all why it should happen.
  1. There is no earthly reason why they should ever change...
     他们完全没有必要作出改变。
  2. What earthly reason would they have for lying?...
     他们到底为什么要撒谎呢？
  3. There's no earthly use saying it isn't true.
     说它不是真的根本没有用。

英英释义

adj

• of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
  1. earthly beings
  2. believed that our earthly life is all that matters
  3. earthly love
  4. our earthly home

双语例句

• But he was also obedient to his earthly parents.
  但他对他在世上的父母也很顺服。
• I have no earthly idea what I said.
  我根本完全不记得我说了什么。
• And my child must seek a heavenly Father; she shall never know an earthly one!
  我的孩子应该寻求一个上天的父亲！她将永远不会知道有一个世俗的父亲的！
• We live but in an earthly world.
  我们绝非活在真空中。
• They lived in an earthly paradise.
  他们生活在人间天堂。
• There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
  我也说不出来为什么这么沮丧。
• There is no earthly reason why they should ever change
  他们完全没有必要作出改变。
• What's your animal in the12 earthly branches?
  在12地球的部门中，你的动物是什么？
• It symbolizes the bridge between your spiritual and your earthly planes.
  它象征着你的精神世界和俗世间的桥梁。
• Down in the world of mortals they experienced rivalries and frustrations, and enjoyed earthly friendships and loves.
  下到凡间，他们经历人间的争斗和挫折，享受凡世的友谊和爱情。