earthbound
earthbound
adjective
adjective
- attached or restricted to the earth
附着于陆地（或土地、地面）上的；只在地球（或陆地、地面）上的
a flightless earthbound bird.
一只只能在地面活动、不能飞的鸟。
■attached or limited to material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one
为世俗利益所束缚的；现实的（与精神的或天国的相对）
her earthbound view of the sacrament.
她对圣礼的世俗观点。
■(figurative)lacking in imaginative reach or drive
(喻)缺乏想象力的
an earthbound performance.
一场缺乏想象力的表演。 - moving towards the earth
向地球移动的
an earthbound spaceship.
一艘向地球返回的太空船。
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