land
/lænd/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈænd] /lænd/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈænd] /ˈland/ (ame, mw)
land — 動詞
- landpresent simple I / you / we / they
- lands3rd person singular
- landing-ing form
- landedpast simple
1. to finish falling or flying and settle onto a place below, or to make something
降落；著地
往下移動後碰到地面或表面
to finish falling or flying and settle onto a place below, or to make something settle there.
The ball landed in the wet grass behind the goal.
球落在球門後方那片濕草地上。
intransitive: land in/on + place
After two noisy circles, the plane landed safely in Kaohsiung.
繞了兩圈後，那架飛機安全降落在高雄。
Sana tossed the keys, and they landed on the sofa.
Sana 把鑰匙拋出去，結果落在沙發上。
A white feather landed on Jude's sleeve during the walk.
散步時，一根白色羽毛落在 Jude 的袖子上。
- touch down
especially for aircraft
- come down
broader and less exact about the final resting place
- take off
to leave the ground and go up into the air
文法句型
land on + surface
land + object + on + surface
用法筆記
Use this sense for things coming down through the air. Distinguish from sense 2, which is specifically about reaching land from the sea.
常見錯誤
2. to reach dry ground from a boat or ship, or to put people or supplies onto the s
登陸；上岸
從船上抵達陸地或把人貨送上岸
to reach dry ground from a boat or ship, or to put people or supplies onto the shore.
By noon, the rescue team landed on the small island.
到中午時，救援隊已經登陸那座小島。
arrive from sea onto land
The sailors landed crates of rice before the storm arrived.
暴風雨來之前，水手們先把幾箱米運上岸。
transitive: unload onto shore
After three weeks at sea, the crew finally landed in Busan.
在海上待了三週後，船員終於在釜山上岸。
Karim helped the captain land the passengers at the old pier.
Karim 幫船長把乘客送到舊碼頭上岸。
- come ashore
plain everyday phrase for arriving from the sea
- disembark
more formal; often used in transport writing
- set sail
to begin a journey by sea
文法句型
land on + island
land + passengers/cargo + at + shore
用法筆記
This sense belongs to sea travel. For aircraft coming down, use sense 1 instead.
3. to arrive at a website or web page after clicking a link or typing an address, o
連到
點擊或輸入後進到某網頁
to arrive at a website or web page after clicking a link or typing an address, or to send someone there.
I clicked the ad and landed on a fake ticket website.
我點了那則廣告後，竟然連到一個假的售票網站。
land on + website
Type the short code, and you will land on our help page.
輸入那組短碼後，你就會連到我們的說明頁面。
One wrong letter can land you on a page full of scams.
只要打錯一個字母，就可能讓你連到滿是詐騙的頁面。
After the search, Lauren landed on the museum's booking screen.
搜尋之後，Lauren 連到了那間博物館的訂票畫面。
文法句型
land on + website/page
land + somebody + on + page
用法筆記
Common in web and app talk. The place reached is usually named with 'on'.
4. to remove people, bags, or supplies from a vehicle after carrying them there.
卸下；卸運
把人員或貨物從船機上搬下來
to remove people, bags, or supplies from a vehicle after carrying them there.
Ground staff landed the luggage and rolled it toward the terminal.
地勤把行李卸下後，推向航廈。
remove cargo after travel
The navy boat landed food and blankets on the beach.
那艘海軍艇把食物和毛毯卸到海灘上。
Crew members landed the passengers one group at a time.
機組人員分批把乘客帶下來。
The helicopter landed the medical team beside the village school.
直升機把醫療隊送到村裡學校旁邊。
- load
to put people or goods onto a vehicle
文法句型
land + goods
land + passengers/team + at + place
用法筆記
The object is what is being taken off the vehicle. It often appears in military, shipping, or emergency contexts.
5. to hook or net a fish and pull it out of the water.
釣上；撈起
把魚從水裡成功拉上來
to hook or net a fish and pull it out of the water.
Henrik landed a huge salmon just before sunset.
Henrik 在日落前釣上一條很大的鮭魚。
land + fish
We waited twenty minutes before Adaeze landed the trout.
我們等了二十分鐘，Adaeze 才把那條鱒魚拉上來。
The guide showed Yuna how to land a fish gently.
嚮導教 Yuna 怎樣溫柔地把魚釣上來。
One strong pull landed the carp in the boat.
用力一拉，那條鯉魚就被拉進船裡了。
- lose
to fail to keep the fish on the line or in the net
文法句型
land + fish
land + catch
用法筆記
Used in fishing contexts. It focuses on successfully getting the fish out of the water, not just hooking it.
6. to get something desirable, often with strikingly good luck or timing.
拿下；得到
順利獲得理想的機會或成果
to get something desirable, often with strikingly good luck or timing.
Cyrus landed a summer job at the science museum.
Cyrus 拿下了科學博物館的暑期工作。
land + job
Lien landed two front-row tickets from a radio contest.
Lien 從廣播比賽中拿到了兩張前排門票。
After months of training, Greta landed a place on the national team.
經過幾個月訓練後，Greta 拿下了國家隊的一個名額。
The startup landed a big order from a hotel chain.
那家新創公司拿下了一家飯店集團的大訂單。
- miss
to fail to get the opportunity
文法句型
land + job/contract/order/place
land + tickets
用法筆記
Usually used for desirable results such as a job, contract, role, or chance. It sounds more lively than plain 'get'.
7. to happen in the successful way you hoped for, especially when people respond we
奏效；成功
結果如預期般受到好反應
to happen in the successful way you hoped for, especially when people respond well to it.
Our plan landed, and the crowd laughed at the right moment.
我們的安排奏效了，觀眾在對的時刻笑了出來。
response from audience shows success
The joke did not land because the room was too tense.
那個笑話沒有奏效，因為現場氣氛太緊繃。
negative form: did not land
After hours of testing, the final design landed perfectly.
測試了好幾個小時後，最後的設計終於奏效了。
Her apology landed better after she spoke more softly.
她放輕聲音後，道歉就更容易被接受了。
- work out
general phrase for having the right result
- go over well
focuses strongly on audience reaction
- fall flat
to fail to get the hoped-for response
文法句型
the joke/plan lands
land better/well/badly
用法筆記
Often used for jokes, ideas, speeches, or apologies, where the key point is how people receive them.
8. to make a punch, kick, or similar blow hit someone, or for the blow itself to hi
擊中；打著
拳腳等攻擊真的打到對方
to make a punch, kick, or similar blow hit someone, or for the blow itself to hit.
Hassan landed a clean punch to the boxer's shoulder.
Hassan 一拳乾淨地擊中了那名拳手的肩膀。
land + punch
One stray elbow landed on Christopher's chin during the drill.
訓練時，一記偏掉的手肘打中了 Christopher 的下巴。
Andrew jumped in time, so the kick never landed.
Andrew 及時跳開，所以那一腳沒有打著。
The left hook landed just under the guard's ribs.
那記左勾拳打在防守者的肋骨下方。
- miss
to fail to make contact
文法句型
land a punch/blow
the kick landed
用法筆記
Used mainly in fighting or combat sports. The focus is on making contact, not simply swinging.
9. in sport, to complete a jump, trick, or other move the way you intended.
完成
在運動中成功完成動作
in sport, to complete a jump, trick, or other move the way you intended.
The skater finally landed the triple jump in practice.
那名滑冰選手終於在練習時完成了三周跳。
land + jump
Putri landed the backflip and raised both arms.
Putri 完成後空翻後，高高舉起雙臂。
The diver lost balance and failed to land the twist.
那名跳水選手失去平衡，沒能完成那個轉體。
Minh landed the dive cleanly and barely made a splash.
Minh 俐落地完成那次跳水，水花幾乎沒有濺起。
- miss
to fail to finish the move successfully
文法句型
land + jump/trick/twist
用法筆記
Common with jumps, flips, and twists in skating, diving, gymnastics, and similar sports.
10. to finish in a particular situation or state, often unexpectedly or because of w
落得；陷入
最後到了某種處境或狀態
to finish in a particular situation or state, often unexpectedly or because of what happened before.
One missed train landed us in Taitung after midnight.
錯過一班火車，害我們最後到半夜才到了台東。
land + somebody + in + place/state
The mistake landed Jude in a long meeting with the principal.
那個失誤讓 Jude 陷入了一場和校長的長談。
Too much rain landed the village road under half a metre of water.
雨下得太多，讓村裡的道路陷入半公尺深的積水中。
A careless reply could land you in serious trouble.
一句不小心的回覆就可能讓你陷入大麻煩。
文法句型
land in + trouble/state
land + somebody + in + trouble
用法筆記
Often followed by 'in' plus a difficult place, state, or situation. It is common when one event causes a later result.
land — 名詞
- landsingular
- landsplural
1. the dry part of the world's surface, not the sea or any other water.
陸地
水面以上的地表部分
the dry part of the world's surface, not the sea or any other water.
After ten hours on the ferry, the children cheered at the sight of land.
搭了十個小時的渡輪後，孩子們一看到陸地就歡呼了。
fixed phrase: sight of land
Seals rested on the land beside the cold grey bay.
海豹停在寒冷灰色海灣旁的陸地上休息。
From the hill, you could see both land and sea.
從山上可以同時看到陸地和海。
The pilot stayed low until the strip of land was clear.
那名飛行員一直維持低飛，直到那條陸地帶完全淨空。
- sea
the salt water around the land
用法筆記
Often used in contrast with water or sea, especially in travel, nature, and geography contexts.
2. a piece or stretch of ground, especially one used for farming, building, or anot
用地；地塊
供耕作建設等用途的一片地
a piece or stretch of ground, especially one used for farming, building, or another practical purpose.
The school bought more land for a new sports field.
學校買了更多用地來蓋新的運動場。
land for a purpose
This dry land is better for goats than for rice.
這塊乾地比起種稻，更適合養山羊。
The city plans to turn the land by the river into a park.
市政府打算把河邊那塊地改成公園。
Her family rents a small piece of land for growing vegetables.
她家租了一小塊地來種蔬菜。
用法筆記
This sense focuses on the physical ground itself and how it is used. Distinguish from sense 6, where the focus is ownership and property.
3. the farms, open country, and rural way of life outside towns and cities.
鄉間；農村
農地與鄉村生活所在的地方
the farms, open country, and rural way of life outside towns and cities.
After years in Taipei, Hannah missed the quiet of the land.
在台北住了多年後，Hannah 很想念鄉間的寧靜。
the land = rural life
Her grandparents still work the land every day.
她的祖父母至今仍天天在農地上工作。
work the land
Cheap milk prices have made life on the land harder.
牛奶價格低迷，讓農村生活變得更辛苦。
The festival celebrates music, food, and crafts from the land.
那場節慶慶祝來自鄉間的音樂、食物和手工藝。
- countryside
the closest everyday equivalent
- rural life
focuses more on the way people live there
- city
urban life and built-up areas
用法筆記
Often used when talking about farming communities and life away from large towns, sometimes with a warm or traditional feeling.
4. a nation or district imagined with strong feelings of identity, history, or spec
國土；家園
帶有歷史情感或特色的國家地區
a nation or district imagined with strong feelings of identity, history, or special character.
Poets once called Scotland a harsh but beautiful land.
詩人曾把蘇格蘭稱作一片嚴酷卻美麗的國土。
literary country reference
Many exiles dream of returning to their own land.
許多流亡者都夢想著回到自己的家園。
This is a land of long winters and deep forests.
這是一片冬天漫長、森林深密的土地。
Traders crossed the land for salt, silk, and tea.
商人們為了鹽、絲綢和茶穿越這片國土。
用法筆記
More emotional or imaginative than simply saying 'country'. It is common in stories, speeches, and historical writing.
5. everyone living in a nation, viewed as a single public body.
國民；人民
一國之內的人民整體
everyone living in a nation, viewed as a single public body.
The whole land mourned after the king's death.
國王去世後，全國人民都在哀悼。
the land = the people
News of the rescue brought hope to the land.
救援的消息為全國人民帶來了希望。
The land was weary of years of fighting.
多年戰亂讓人民都感到疲憊。
At last, the land demanded an end to the war.
最後，全國人民都要求結束這場戰爭。
用法筆記
This sense is literary or rhetorical. It treats the population of a country as one body of people.
6. ground regarded as property that someone owns or can buy and sell.
土地；地產
可擁有買賣的土地財產
ground regarded as property that someone owns or can buy and sell.
His aunt sold the land to a family from Tainan.
他的阿姨把那塊土地賣給了一戶來自台南的人家。
buying and selling land
The company owns valuable land near the station.
那家公司在車站附近擁有很有價值的土地。
Farmers fear losing their land to the new highway.
農民擔心新的高速公路會讓他們失去土地。
The lawyer checked who held the land around the lake.
律師查了湖邊那片土地究竟由誰持有。
- property
broader; can also include buildings
- real estate
business term for land and buildings sold or rented
用法筆記
The focus here is ownership, value, and legal control. Distinguish from sense 2, which is mainly about the physical ground and its use.
7. a particular area of activity, interest, or influence, spoken of as if it were a
領域；界
比喻性的活動或影響範圍
a particular area of activity, interest, or influence, spoken of as if it were a place.
In the land of online gaming, speed matters more than size.
在線上遊戲這個領域裡，速度比大小更重要。
figurative: land of + field
For her, poetry was the one land where rules felt useful.
對她來說，詩是唯一一個讓規則變得有用的領域。
Data privacy is unfamiliar land for most small shop owners.
資料隱私對多數小店老闆來說，是很陌生的領域。
For young founders, taxes can feel like hostile land.
對年輕創業者來說，稅務有時像一片充滿敵意的領域。
用法筆記
This is a figurative, often literary way to talk about a field or sphere, not a physical place.