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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries赶路
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gǎn lù
"我们今天必须赶很多路。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To travel a particular distance or area, especially quickly or efficiently.
"We need to cover a lot of ground today if we want to reach the cabin before dark." - 2
To deal with a wide range of subjects, information, or details in a discussion, report, or course.
"The lecture covered a lot of ground in a very short amount of time."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English verbs and nouns relating to physical traversal and territorial expanse, evolving idiomatically by the 19th century to denote progress in travel, discussion, or study. The combination reflects the literal act of moving across a surface, extended metaphorically to the comprehensive treatment of a topic or subject matter.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cover ground" is said worldwide
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couvrir du terrain
Transliteration: koo-vrier du te-ran
"Nous devons couvrir beaucoup de terrain aujourd'hui."
Strecke zurücklegen
Transliteration: shtrek-ke tsu-rik-le-gen
"Wir müssen heute viel Strecke zurücklegen."
fare strada
Transliteration: fah-re strah-da
"Dobbiamo fare molta strada oggi."
avanzar
Transliteration: a-ban-thar
"Tenemos que avanzar mucho terreno hoy."
cobrir terreno
Transliteration: ko-breer te-rre-no
"Precisamos cobrir muito terreno hoje."
दूरी तय करना
Transliteration: doori tay karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें आज बहुत दूरी तय करनी है।"
赶路
Transliteration: gǎn lù
Script: 中文汉字
"我们今天必须赶很多路。"
거리를 이동하다
Transliteration: georireul idonghada
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 오늘 많은 거리를 이동해야 한다."
距離を進む
Transliteration: kyori o susumu
Script: 日本語
"私たちは今日多くの距離を進まなければならない。"
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