| 词汇 | soil |
| 释义 | soil (verb) soil 4 ENTRIES FOUND: soil (noun) soil (verb) potting soil (noun) shop-soiled (adjective) 1 soil /ˈsojəl/ noun plural soils 1 soil /ˈsojəl/ noun plural soils Learner's definition of SOIL 1 : the top layer of earth in which plants grow土壤 [noncount] This kind of plant grows well in moist soil.这种植物适宜生长在潮湿土壤里。 The soil in this area is very fertile/sandy.这里的土壤非常肥沃/含沙量很高。 Cleaning up contaminated soil [=soil that has harmful chemicals in it] can be very costly.治理被污染的土壤要花很多钱。 [count] Certain plants cannot live in poorly drained soils.有些植物在排水不良的土壤中无法存活。 — see also potting soil 2 [noncount] formal + literary : the land of a particular country国土；领土 They have returned to their native soil. [=the place they are originally from]他们已经返回故土。 I had never set foot on Japanese/Italian soil before. [=I had never been to Japan/Italy before]我以前从没去过日本/意大利。 3 [noncount] : a place where something begins or develops温床 Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime. [=there is often a lot of crime in poor neighborhoods]贫民区可能成为滋生犯罪的温床。 4 the soil literary : farming as a way of making a living务农 Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.她的祖辈对务农有种亲切感。 2 soil /ˈsojəl/ verb soils; soiled; soiling 2 soil /ˈsojəl/ verb soils; soiled; soiling Learner's definition of SOIL formal 1 [+ object] : to make (something) dirty弄脏；玷污 I soiled my blouse/shirt at the cocktail party.我在鸡尾酒会上把衬衫弄脏了。 The ink soiled his hands.墨水弄脏了他的双手。 Her clothes were soiled and very wet.她的衣服又脏又湿。 soiled linens/underwear/diapers脏了的亚麻织物/内衣/尿布 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 He refused to soil his hands [=do anything dishonest or wrong] for her.他拒绝为她脏了自己的手。 2 [no object] : to become dirty变脏 This fabric soils easily.这种布料不耐脏。 |
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