/lænd ||; lænd/verb1 [I,T] to come down from the air or to bring sth down to the ground 降落;着地;(使)着陆: The bird landed on the roof. 小鸟落在屋顶上。He fell off the ladder and landed on his back. 他从梯子上摔了下来,背部着地。The pilot landed the aeroplane safely. 驾驶员使飞机安全降落。His flight is due to land at 3 o'clock. 他乘坐的那班飞机定于3点着陆。 ☞picture at take off 见take off插图
2 [I,T] to go onto land or put sth onto land from a ship (使)上岸;从船上卸下东西
3 [T] to succeed in getting sth, especially sth that a lot of people want 获得,赢得(尤指许多人想要的东西): The company has just landed a million-dollar contract. 这家公司刚刚赢得一份上百万元的合同。
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land up (in...) (
Brit 英) (
informal 非正式) to finish in a certain position or situation 最终到达某一位置或处境:
He landed up in a prison cell for the night. 他最后落到了在牢房里过夜的下场。 land sb with sb/sth(
informal 非正式) to give sb sth unpleasant to do, especially because no one else wants to do it 要某人做令人不快的事(尤指别人不想做的事)