earthbound

英 [ˈɜːθbaʊnd]

美 [ˈɜːrθbaʊnd]

adj. (只在)地球上的，陆地的，地面上的; 世俗的; 物质世界的; 缺乏想象力的

BNC.34052 / COCA.19899

牛津词典

adj.

（只在）地球上的，陆地的，地面上的
unable to leave the surface of the earth
1. birds and their earthbound predators
  鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
世俗的；物质世界的；缺乏想象力的
not spiritual or having much imagination

ADJ 不能离开地面的；陆地上的；地面上的
If something isearthbound, it is unable to fly, or is on the ground rather than in the air or in space.
1. ...earthbound telescopes...
  地面望远镜
2. The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
  幼虫生活在地面上，不像成虫后那么美丽，但是同样会捕食。
ADJ-GRADED 缺乏想象力的
If you describe someone or something asearthbound, you mean that they do not have very much imagination.
1. ...the daughter of a stolid, earthbound salesman and a wild actress.
  冷漠实际的推销员和生活放荡的女演员所生的女儿

adj

confined to the earth
lacking wit or imagination
1. a pedestrian movie plot
Synonym:pedestrianprosaicprosy

The earthbound larvae from which they develop are less pretty, but just as predatory.
幼虫生活在地面上，不像成虫后那么美丽，但是同样会捕食。
Earthbound spirits, my grandmother called them.
束缚的灵魂，我的祖母这么称他们。
In the meantime, you're an earthbound emanation.
现在呢，你就是一个一般的。
So a tea ceremony in the bustling, earthbound part of Shanghai across the river sounded just the thing.
所以，一个在河对岸的茶道仪式，位于繁华却更接近地面的上海街区，听起来是一个很不错的主意。
Rediscovery about Earthbound China
新乡土建筑乡土中国的再发现
The earthbound life required no grocery stores, only time gathering edible plants and berries.
靠土地吃饭的生活不需要杂货店，只需要有时间采集可以食用的植物和浆果。
It orbits the sun behind the Earth and in theory should be able to spot things that Earthbound telescopes and even the orbiting Hubble telescope cannot.
开普勒跟随地球围绕太阳运转，从理论上来讲它可以发现地面天文望远镜甚至于哈勃望远镜所不能发现的东西。
I'm absolutely sure that Brian is still earthbound.
我有绝对的肯定布莱恩还在这里。
He practised the art of earthbound realism.
他实践生根于土壤的现实主义艺术。
They'll be earthbound forever.
他们将永远成为被束缚的鬼魂。