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KNOW/NOT KNOW
ignorance /ignarsns/ [n U] when someone does not know facts or information that they should know: a mistake that was the result of their ignorance + of He showed complete ignorance of the most basic historical facts.
Ы what you say when you do not know the answer to a question
Ql don't know ai .dsunt пэо/ spoken say this when you do not know the answer to a question: "What time is it?" "I don't know. I don't have a watch/'
Ql have no idea /'ai haev ,пэо ai'dia
spoken say this when you do not know the answer to a question, and cannot even guess the answer: "How long will it take to get there?' "I've no idea.'
KNOW/NOT KNOW
Qwfio knows ,hu: 'nauz, spoken say this when you think it is impossible for anyone to know the answer to a question: The world might end tomorrow. Who knows?
who knows what/when etc Who knows what could happen in the future?
Qdon't ask me/how should I
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know /.daont a:sk 'mi:, ,hau Jod 'ai пэо|| -aesk-/ spoken informal say this when it is impossible for you to know the answer to a question, and you are annoyed or surprised that someone has asked you: "Whys Sharon in such a bad mood?" 'Нош should I know, she never tells me anything." I "Нош do these modem things actually work?" "Don't ask me\''
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LAND AND SEA
LAND AND SEA
m if you mean 'an area of land with its own government eg japan, Germany', go to country
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land that is owned by someone or is used for something
land /land/ (n U] land that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses: They moved to the country and bought some land. I There was some empty land behind the office which had been turned into a parking lot. piece of (and Each family was given a small piece of land where they could grow food for themselves, farmland/building land (=!and that can be used for farming, or for building
houses, offices etc)
sb's land (=land owned by someone) Get off my land.
territory /'tent?ri||-to:ri/ [n U] land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war: Milter had accidentally crossed into Iraqi territory and was arrested for spying, enemy territory (=land controlled by an enemy) His plane was shot down over enemy territory.
field /fi :!d/ [n CJ an area of land that is part of a farm, or that is used for playing sports: cows grazing in the fields football field
+ оfa field of wheat
playing field British (=a field where sports are played) VJe went out onto the school playing fields to watch a game of football.
the grounds /do 'graondz/ [n plural] the
gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospitaclass="underline" Have you ever been to Penryn Castle? The grounds are beautiful. the palace/school/fiospital grounds The nurse said I could go for a short walk around the hospital grounds.
what you see in an area of land
landscape /'laendskeip/ in С usually singular! the land that you see all around you, in the countryside or in the city, with its hills, fields, buildings etc: the beauty of the New England landscape in the fall I Brad's apartment was in a poor part of town, and looked out on a desolate urban landscape of the industrial region.
scenery .siinsri' [n U) all the mountains, rivers, forests etc that you see around you, especially when these are beautifuclass="underline" a peaceful Alpine village surrounded by magnificent scenery
the substance that forms the surface of the land
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the ground /дэ 'graund/ In singular] the surface of the land: The ground was covered in snow. I There was a big hole in the ground.
Don't confuse the ground (=the surface of the land, outside a building) and the floor (=the surface you walk on inside a building): The kitchen floor needs sweeping. I / sat down on the ground under a tree.
earth /з:гВ/ [n U] the substance that the ground is made of: Thousands of tons of earth were moved to build the dam. I Outside, the sun beat down on the red baked earth of Provence.
soil soil/ [n U] the earth that plants grow
in: Roses grow best in a well-drained, slightly acid soih
fertile soil (=soil that plants grow well in) The fertile soil of southern Italy is perfect for growing grapes and olives.
dirt с1лг| [n Uj american loose dry earth: The kids were playing in the yard. digging in the dirt.
the land, compared with the sea or the air
land /land/ [n U] the land, not the sea: After sailing across the ocean for 21 days we sighted land. on land The sea turtle lays its eggs on land.
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the ground /йэ 'graond/ [n singular] the land, not the air - use this to talk about planes: Our plane was flying only 100 feet above the ground. I Spectators watched in horror as the aircraft plunged to the ground.
valleys I Carrie turned off the main road into a narrow valley.
flat land
plain, plein, [n С] a large area of flat land: the vast plains of central China
land covered with trees
Jorest /'for^st||'b:-, 'fa:-/ [n C/U] a large area of land that is covered with trees: the thick forests of central Europe 1 Five hundred years ago, most of England was covered in forest.
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Wood /wod [n C] an area of land with a lot of trees growing close together, like a forest but smaller: There was a little wood at the bottom of the valley.
hills and mountains
mountain /'таопЦп/ In С] a very high piece of land with steep sides: the Rocky Mountains 1 One day she wants to climb Mount Qomolangma the highest mountain in the world.