一、详细释义:


n.

土地,土壤 [U,C]


例句:

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

这土地很难耕作。


例句:

The soil in that county is very poor.

那个县的土壤十分贫瘠。


国家,国土,领土 [U,C]


例句:

Parliament would be touchy about bartering British soil for ships.

用英国国土换取舰只,议会感到为难。


例句:

He died on British soil.

他死于英国。


务农,种地,劳作;农业 [U,C]


例句:

They moved to the country to cultivate the soil.

他们搬到乡下去种地。


温床,滋生地 [U]


例句:

Parts of this town are soil for crime.

这个城市某几个区是犯罪的温床。


污斑;污物 [U]


例句:

The soil is difficult to work with.

这块污迹很难处理。


粪便,肥料 [U]


例句:

The fertilization of soil is a subject to the farmers.

肥料的施用对农民来说是一门学问。


v.

弄脏;玷污 [T]


例句:

Don't soil your clothes when you play outside.

当你在外边玩耍的时候不要弄脏衣服。


例句:

Her slanderous words soiled his reputation.

她中伤性的话玷污了他的名誉。


用青饲料喂(牲口) [T]

变脏,被弄脏 [I]


例句:

Don't soil the carpet with your muddy shoes.

你带泥的鞋子别把地毯踩脏了。


例句:

A white dress soils easily.

白色的衣服容易脏。


二、词义辨析:


earth,clay,dirt,land,dust,soil,mud,ground

这些名词都有“土地,土,泥”之意。 earth多指地表带有水分的泥土,较具体。 clay特指潮湿时发粘,而火烤后变坚硬的泥土。 dirt指地表的干松泥土。 land含义笼统。指与河流、海洋相对的陆地,也指可耕种的土地。 dust特指土壤干燥后,飞扬于空中的细微泥土。 soil特指适宜栽种农作物或生长各种植物的泥土。 mud指湿土,尤指雨后稀泥、污泥。 ground通常指大地的表面,也可指土壤、泥土或场地。


三、相关短语:


night soil

n.(人的)粪便


soil conservation

n. 土壤保持


soil erosion

土壤侵蚀,水土流失


soil pipe

n.粪管


alluvial soil

冲积土


bog soil

沼泽土


chernozemic soil

黑钙土


desert soil

荒漠土,漠境土


leaf soil

叶霉


prairie soil

草原土壤,湿草原土


regur soil

黑棉土


residual soil

残积土,原积土


四、参考例句:


The soil is fat.

土地很肥沃。


Clay soil retains water.

黏土能保持水分。


Soil and plant scientists

土壤和植物科学家


Fertile soil yields good crops.

肥沃的土地能种出好庄稼。


This soil is very sandy.

这种土壤含沙很多。


The soil is very sandy.

这种土壤含沙很多。


Red soil lacks organic matter.

红土缺乏有机物质。


Plants need soil to grow.

植物需要土壤才能生长。


Red soil lacks organic matter.

红土缺乏有机物质。


The unsaturated soil water in the furrow soil may supply laterally the ridge soil of adjacent furrow.

犁沟内非饱和水可以侧向补给相邻畦埂的土壤。