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ADJ
尘世的;世间的;人世的 Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death.
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...the need to confront evil during the earthly life...
需要在尘世生活中直面邪恶
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They lived in an earthly paradise.
他们生活在人间天堂。
2.
ADJ
（用于no earthly reason等短语中表示强调）根本，绝对 Earthly is used for emphasis in phrases such as no earthly reason. If you say that there is no earthly reason why something should happen, you are emphasizing that there is no reason at all why it should happen.
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There is no earthly reason why they should ever change...
他们完全没有必要作出改变。
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What earthly reason would they have for lying?...
他们到底为什么要撒谎呢？
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There's no earthly use saying it isn't true.
说它不是真的根本没有用。
- Adjective
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1. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven;
- "earthly beings"
- "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"
- "earthly love"
- "our earthly home"
- antonym： heavenly
- 1. In the lunar calendar, the years are designated by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.
- 阴历用干支纪年。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. The oblique rays of the sun on the orchards create this typical landscape that traditional iconography would associate with an earthly paradise.
- 阳光撒在果园里形成了独特的景致，就像传统肖像画中描绘的天堂。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. They have not an earthly chance to win.
- 他们根本没有希望得胜。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. You haven't an earthly chance of beating her at tennis—she is one of the best players in the country.
- 你根本不可能在网球赛中打败她─她是全国最好的选手之一。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. You've no earthly chance of driving from London to Bristol in under an hour.
- 你根本不可能在一小时内驱车从伦敦到达布里斯托尔。
来自《简明英汉词典》
