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单词 down-to-earth
释义
down-to-earth
adjective
If you say that someone is down-to-earth, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories. [approval]
Gloria is probably the most down to earth person I've ever met.
...her sincerity and her down-to-earth common sense.
Their ideas seem to be far more down to earth and sensible.
Synonyms: sensible, practical, realistic, common-sense  
Collocations:
down-to-earth approach
The down-to-earth approach appears to be working.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He gets very emotional, although his troupe has a more down-to-earth approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I leave, impressed by their down-to-earth approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
down-to-earth attitude
This same down-to-earth attitude extends to her wardrobe.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That kind of down-to-earth attitude spreads within a squad.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He was a good and forceful speaker with a wry sense of humour, a strong sense of fairness and a down-to-earth attitude.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
down-to-earth manner
But he has not lost his workingclass grit, dogged determination or down-to-earth manner.
Times, Sunday Times
A forthright leader, he was widely respected within business circles for his far-sighted and, at times, unorthodox thinking, as well as his down-to-earth manner.
Times, Sunday Times
She was especially believable because of her smiling, down-to-earth manner, which avoided the traditional trappings of the sance and gave her performances almost the ordinariness of a transatlantic telephone call.
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down-to-earth style
It was truly fascinating, opening up a new world to me, and done in his usual witty, amusing and down-to-earth style.
Times, Sunday Times
His comic observations and down-to-earth style are a sheer delight.
The Sun
His down-to-earth style promoted a welcome aura of order and his rumbling tones resonated with tens of millions, young and old, exasperated with the younger economic reformers.
Times, Sunday Times
His unconventional and down-to-earth style of comparing earned him great popularity among people from all circles of life.
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Translations:
Chinese: 脚踏实地的
Japanese: 現実的な
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