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

• 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。
• 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。
• He is a down-to-earth person.
  他是一个很现实的人。
• What they need is a down-to-earth spirit.
  他们需要的是求实精神。
• She is a down-to-earth person.
  她是一个现实的、脚踏实地的人。
• Kim wants to marry someone who is down-to-earth.
  想和一个现实的人结婚。
• He had much more down-to-earth reasons.
  他有着更为实际得多的理由。
• 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。
• 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。