ground floor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌground ˈfloor noun 1 [countable] especially British EnglishTBB the floor of a building that is at ground level 〔建筑物的〕底层，一楼 SYN American English first floor a ground floor flat 一套底层的公寓房 The dining room is on the ground floor. 餐厅在一楼。 → floor1(3)2. be/get in on the ground floor TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto become involved in a plan, business activity etc from the beginning 从一开始便参加〔某计划、商务活动等〕
Examples from the Corpus
ground floor• In the same week, they also got into his ground floor flat twice and stole his cheque book and card.• Get in on the ground floor.• Accommodation for residents is on the ground floor or well-serviced by lifts.• Suppose you lived at the top of the building, and your parents stayed on the ground floor.• The bookshop was on the ground floor, and the gallery in the basement.• She guided him back to the lift, down to the ground floor and the street and into a taxi.• Under the vaulted ground floor was a guardroom and small prison.ˌground ˈfloor nounChineseSyllable
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ground floor
ˌground ˈfloor
noun
1. [countable] especially British English the floor of a building that is at ground level
SYN first floor American English:
a ground floor flat
The dining room is on the ground floor. ⇨ floor1(3)
2. be/get in on the ground floor to become involved in a plan, business activity etc from the beginning
ˌground ˈfloor
noun1. [countable] especially British English the floor of a building that is at ground level
SYN first floor American English:
2. be/get in on the ground floor to become involved in a plan, business activity etc from the beginning
floor the surface of a room that you walk on 指室内地板、地面 ：◆ She was sitting on the floor watching TV. 她坐在地板上看电视。 ground (often the ground ) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on（常作 the ground）指室外地、地面 ：◆ I found her lying on the ground. 我发现她躺在地上。 ◆ The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground .火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁了。 land the surface of the earth that is not sea 指陆地、大地 ：◆ It was good to be back on dry land again.回到陆地上真好。 ◆ They fought both at sea and on land .他们在海上和陆上都打过仗。 earth (often the earth ) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc.（常作 the earth）指大地、陆地、地面 ：◆ You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. 卡车开近时可感觉到地面在震动。
ground, land or earth? 用 ground、land 还是 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 useearth 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.* ground 常指建筑物或车辆外的地面。如果关注的是构成大地的岩石、土壤等可用 earth。land 只在与海相对照时使用 ：◆ the land beneath our feet ◆ feel the land shake ◆ sight ground/earth ◆ travel by ground/earth
Patterns
on/under the floor/ground/earthbare floor/ground/earthto drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earthto reach the floor/the ground/land
