down-to-earth

英 [ˌdaʊn tu ˈɜːθ]

美 [ˌdaʊn tu ˈɜːrθ]

adj.  现实的;务实的;切合实际的

GRE

Collins.1

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 现实的;务实的;切合实际的
  If you say that someone isdown-to-earth, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories.
  1. Gloria is probably the most down to earth person I've ever met.
     格洛丽亚也许是我见过的最脚踏实地的人了。
  2. ...her sincerity and her down-to-earth common sense...
     她的真诚和切合实际的判断力
  3. Their ideas seem to be far more down to earth and sensible.
     他们的想法貌似更务实也更合理。

英英释义

adj

• sensible and practical
  1. has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
  2. her earthy common sense
  Synonym:earthy

双语例句

• Surely there's a more down-to-earth explanation than black magic?
  一定有比巫术更为现实的解释。
• But now, I have totally will not mind the look of your face, and with you the feeling of: safe, warm, down-to-earth, this is the most important!
  但是，现在，我已经完全不会在乎你的样子了，跟你在一起的感觉：安全、温暖、踏实，这一点才是最重要！
• Timothy is really down-to-earth; if you want some advice, you ought to talk to him.
  蒂姆是个很讲求实际的人。如果你需要一些建议，应该和他谈谈。
• She is a down-to-earth person.
  她是一个现实的、脚踏实地的人。
• Jennifer is just a really down-to-earth, nice person. she's very open.
  珍妮佛真的是一个非常实在美好的人，她非常开明。
• In dealing with our children, we must be careful to balance our high hopes with down-to-earth realism.
  在处理我们和孩子的关系时，我们必须谨慎行事，平衡好我们的很高期望与脚踏实地的现实。
• I have a strong practical ability and down-to-earth efforts of every good thing.
  我有很强的动手能力，并且脚踏实地的努力的办好每一件事。
• He is a down-to-earth person.
  他是一个很现实的人。
• Her ideas to the boutique are always very down-to-earth.
  她对于这个精品店的设想总是很切合实际。
• A little apple, one kind of down-to-earth happiness.
  一个小小的苹果，一种实实在在的幸福。