这两个英语习语虽然都与"earth(地面)"相关,但含义和用法存在明显差异:
1. Come down to earth
-- 字面意思:从天上回到地面
-- 实际含义:回到现实,变得实际
-- 用法特征:
* 强调从幻想/理想状态回到现实
* 常暗示需要面对现实
* 可带劝诫语气
-- 例句:
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word-vs-word-cn
【come down to earth】 —(also: come back to earth) stop daydreaming; return to practical realities (especially unpleasant):
- Now, Virgie, 【come down to earth】 and give me the low-down. What’s happened to Mrs. Bedford’s diamonds?
【go to earth】 —(also: go to ground) go into hiding; put oneself out of sight:
- The policeman … turned back to assist his colleagues in finding Barbury, so mysteriously gone to earth.
See also: drop from the skies / fall to the ground.
网络相关图 Come_down_to_earth Go_to_earth
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