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

• And more importantly, she had this very down-to-earth style.
  最重要的是，她就是那种务实的风格。
• 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。
• You'll like her& she's very sensible and down-to-earth.
  你会喜欢她的，因为她是一个明智而实际的人。
• This cannot be accomplished by just saying a few words; it requires a lot of down-to-earth work.
  这个问题不是说一句话就可以解决的，要做许多踏踏实实的工作。
• Kim wants to marry someone who is down-to-earth.
  想和一个现实的人结婚。
• She is a down-to-earth person.
  她是一个现实的、脚踏实地的人。
• I like your down-to-earth and hardworking spirit.
  我就喜欢你们这股扎扎实实埋头苦干的劲儿。
• Esther and DIana's book is a down-to-earth, pragmatic approach to facilitating on-going retrospectives.
  Esther和Diana的书是一本非常实际的，推动持续回顾的实用指南。
• He had much more down-to-earth reasons.
  他有着更为实际得多的理由。
• I like the movies that are down-to-earth, more down-to-earth, more touching!
  我喜欢那些朴实的电影，越朴实，我觉得越感人。