Tra từ land - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

land [land lands landed landing] noun, verb BrE [lænd] NAmE [lænd]
noun

SURFACE OF EARTH
1. uncountable the surface of the earth that is not sea
• It was good to be back on land.
• We made the journey by land, though flying would have been cheaper.
•In the distance the crew sighted land.
•The elephant is the largest living land animal.
see also ↑dry land

AREA OF GROUND
2. uncountable (also landsplural)an area of ground, especially of a particular type or used for a particular purpose
Syn: ↑terrain
•fertile/arid/stony, etc. land
•flat/undulating/hilly, etc. land
•agricultural/arable/industrial, etc. land
• The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer.
• The land rose to the east.
•a piece of waste/derelict land
•Some of the country's richest grazing lands are in these valleys.
3. uncountable (also formal lands plural)the area of ground that sb owns, especially when you think of it as property that can be bought or sold
• The price of land is rising rapidly.
• During the war their lands were occupied by the enemy.
•conflicts over tribal lands
see also ↑no-man's-land

COUNTRYSIDE
4. the landuncountable used to refer to the countryside and the way people live in the country as opposed to in cities
•At the beginning of the 20th century almost a third of the population lived off the land (= grew or produced their own food).
•Many people leave the land to find work in towns and cities.

COUNTRY/REGION
5. countable (literary)used to refer to a country or region in a way which appeals to the emotions or the imagination
•She longed to return to her native land.
•They dreamed of travelling to foreign lands.
•faraway lands beyond the sea
•America is the land of freedom and opportunity.
•the land of the fairies/elves/giants
see also ↑cloud cuckoo land, ↑clubland, ↑dockland, ↑dreamland, ↑fairyland, ↑never-never land, ↑Promised Land, ↑wonderland There are many other compounds ending in land. You will find them at their place in the alphabet.
more at the lie of the land at ↑lie _n., live off/on the fat of the landlive off the land at ↑live ¹, spy out the land at ↑spy _v.

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land.

Thesaurus:
land noun
1. U
•We travelled by land.
earth • • ground • |literary soil •
Opp: sea
reach land/the ground
Land, earth or ground? Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building; earth is used when 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 earth/ground beneath our feet
✗ the land beneath our feet:
•feel the earth/ground shake
✗ feel the land shake:
•travel by land
✗ travel by earth/ground
2. U
•an area of rich, fertile land
soil • • ground • • earth •
marshy land/soil/ground
dig the land/soil/ground/earth
cultivate/till/fertilize/drain the land/soil/ground
3. U
•The price of land is rising.
farmland • • estate • |especially AmE real estate • |formal lands •
on land/farmland/an estate/real estate/sb's lands
own/buy/sell land/farmland/an estate/real estate
a piece of land/farmland/real estate

Synonyms:
country
landscape • countryside • terrain • land • scenery
These are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.
country • (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features: ▪ She lives in the country. ◇ ▪ an area of wooded country
landscape • everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country: ▪ This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
countryside • land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: ▪ a little village in the French countryside.
terrain • (formal) land. Terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc: ▪ The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
land • (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities: ▪ Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
scenery • the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at: ▪ We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
rolling country/landscape/countryside
to protect the landscape/countryside/land

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:
land
lot • ground • space • plot
These words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
land • an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose: ▪ agricultural land
lot • (NAmE) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose: ▪ building lots ◇ ▪ a parking lot
ground • an area of land that is used for a particular purpose: ▪ The kids were playing on waste ground near the school. ◇ ▪ the site of an ancient burial ground
land, lot or ground?
Land is used for large areas of open land in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lot is often a smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building or parking on. Ground is any area of open land; a ground is an area of land designed or used for a particular purpose or activity.
space • a large area of land that has no buildings on it: ▪ The city has plenty of open space. ◇ ▪ the ▪ wide open spaces ▪ of the Canadian prairies
plot • a small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose: ▪ She bought a small ▪ plot of land ▪ to build a house. ◇ ▪ a vegetable plot
lot or plot?
Either a lot or a plot can be used for building on. Only a plot can also be used for growing vegetables or burying people.
an open space
open/empty/vacant/waste/derelict land/ground
a/an empty/vacant lot/plot

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:
•Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land.
•Every scrap of land is used for growing food.
•Everyone had the right to graze animals on communal land.
•Good agricultural land is scarce.
•He journeyed to many distant lands.
•He was granted land by the king.
•He's tired of living in cities, and wants to get back to the land.
•His family had always worked the land.
•It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea.
•It's impossible to reach this beach by land because of the high cliffs.
•It's very fertile countryside where you can just live off the land.
•She was all alone in a strange land.
•Some animals can live both on land and in water.
•The college owns vast tracts of land.
•The explorers reached land after a long voyage.
•The inhabitants of a village held land in common.
•The land has been cleared ready for building.
•The land was very dry after the long, hot summer.
•The new project will reclaim the land from the sea.
•The rush for fuel and food will lead to a global land grab.
•They finally got out of the town and reached open land.
•They were refused permission to develop the land.
•This used to be common land, where everyone had the right to graze animals.
•With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.
•a piece of land adjoining a disused railway line
•animals grazing on marginal land that was previously heath or moorland
•chains of volcanoes running along the edge of continental land masses
•land that is rich in mineral deposits
•prime building land
•rich agricultural land
•the Promised Land of progressive education
•the clearing of forested areas to create pastures and arable land
•the tribe's ancestral lands
•Almost a third of the population live off the land.
•America was seen as the land of freedom and opportunity.
•Antarctica is the only continent without a land mammal population.
•At last we sighted land.
•He found himself all alone in a strange land.
•He owns 50 hectares of land in Scotland.
•Her family had farmed the land for generations.
•It was good to be back on dry land again.
•It's an attractive village in the heart of the county's agricultural lands.
•She longed to return to her native land.
•Sheep and goats can live quite happily on mountainous land like this.
•The land is parched and no crops grow here.
•The valley provides some rich grazing land for farmers.
•The wealthy colonists bought up vast tracts of land.
•There was a stretch of derelict land next to the railway.
•These remote tribal lands have been semi-autonomous for decades.
•They dreamed of travelling to faraway lands.
•They fought both at sea and on land.
•They own a small plot of land.
•We travelled mainly by land.
•a land mass that covers over a quarter of the earth's surface
•an area of rich, fertile land
Idioms: ↑in the land of Nod ▪ ↑in the land of the living ▪ land a blow/punch ▪ ↑land of milk and honey ▪ ↑see how the land lies
Derived: ↑land in something ▪ ↑land somebody in something ▪ ↑land somebody with somebody ▪ ↑land up in, at …

verb

OF BIRD/PLANE/INSECT
1. intransitive to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface
• The plane landed safely.
• A fly landed on his nose.
Opp: ↑take off

OF PILOT
2. transitive ~ sth to bring a plane down to the ground in a controlled way
• The pilot landed the plane safely.

ARRIVE IN PLANE/BOAT
3. intransitive to arrive somewhere in a plane or a boat
• We shall be landing shortly. Please fasten your seatbelts.
• The troops landed at dawn.
•They were the first men to land on the moon.
•The ferry is due to land at 3 o'clock.
4. transitive ~ sb/sth to put sb/sth on land from an aircraft, a boat, etc
•The troops were landed by helicopter.

FALL TO GROUND
5. intransitive to come down to the ground after jumping, falling or being thrown
• I fell and landed heavily at the bottom of the stairs.
• A large stone landed right beside him.

DIFFICULTIES
6. intransitive + adv./prep. to arrive somewhere and cause difficulties that have to be dealt with
•Why do complaints always land on my desk (= why do I always have to deal with them)?

JOB
7. transitive (informal)to succeed in getting a job, etc, especially one that a lot of other people want
•~ sth He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.
•~ sb/yourself sth She's just landed herself a company directorship.

FISH
8. transitive ~ sth to catch a fish and bring it out of the water on to the land
more at fall/land on your feet at ↑foot _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land.

Thesaurus:
land verb I, T
•The aircraft landed safely.
touch down • • come down • • bring sth down • • settle • • perch • |written come to rest • |literary alight •
Opp: take off
land/touch down/come down/bring sth down/settle/perch/come to rest/alight on sth
land/touch down/come down/bring sth down/come to rest at/in sth
land/touch down/come down/bring sth down/come to rest safely

Example Bank:
•He tensed himself for the jump and landed expertly on the other side.
•I landed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.
•She fell and landed heavily on her back.
•The coin landed squarely between his feet.
•The pilot managed to land the plane safely.
•The plane slowly came down to land.
•The plane was forced to land in a nearby field.
•We are due to land at Heathrow at 12.15.
•A fly landed on the tip of his nose.
•A single snowflake drifted down and landed on the window sill.
•A swan landed on the water.
•Both aircraft landed safely.
•He landed the damaged aircraft in a field.
•He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.
•It took me three attempts to land the fish.
•Plymouth Rock is the place where the Pilgrim Fathers landed in 1620.
•She's just landed herself a company directorship.
•They were arrested on landing at Heathrow.
•Troops landed on the island.
•We were due to land at Gatwick.
•Who were the first men to land on the moon?
•Why do complaints always land on my desk?