in the ground /on the ground兩者形式都對,只是用法譯意不一樣.前者注重在接觸面內(nèi)部,后者注重在地表,只是一個接觸面.請看例句：
Pitched stakes in the ground.
在地上打樁
Dug his foot in the ground.
將他的腳陷在地里
find by digging in the ground.
通過挖掘土地而得到.
Hollow out a foxhole in the ground
在地上掘一個散兵坑
The aircraft remained on the ground.
那飛機仍停在地面.
The apple falls on the ground.
蘋果掉在地上.
Freshwater:Action on the Ground
淡水:實地行動.
Snow accumulated on the ground.
地上堆積了一層雪.
Fernand dashed his on the ground.
弗爾南多則把酒杯掉在了地上,杯子碎了.
Frost has formed on the ground.
地面結(jié)了霜.
He dropped down on the ground.
他跌倒在地.
I live on the ground floor.
我住在底層.