soil
noun /sɔɪl/
/sɔɪl/
[uncountable, countable]- the top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow
土壤 - instruments for measuring soil moisture
测量土壤湿度的仪器 - soil erosion
土壤侵蚀 - the study of rocks and soils
对岩石和土壤的研究 - sandy/fertile soil
沙土/肥沃的土壤 - rich/poor/dry/wet soil
肥沃/贫瘠/干燥/潮湿的土壤 - acid/alkaline soil
酸性/碱性土壤 - clay soil
黏土 - moisture in the soil
土壤中的水分 - She dug the compost into the soil.
她把堆肥挖到土壤里。
Synonyms soilsoilsee also potting soil- mud
- dust
- clay
- land
- earth
- dirt
- ground
- soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
- mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
- dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
- clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
- The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
- The tiles are made of clay.
- land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
- an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地域
- an area of rich, fertile land
- earth the substance that plants grow in
指土、泥、泥土 - dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil:
指泥土，尤指松土、散土： - Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
将植物周围的土培实。
- Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
- ground an area of soil:
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
汽车陷到泥地里了。 - They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Topics Farmingb1, Gardensb1- Keep the soil moist and fertilize weekly.
保持土壤湿润，并且每周施一次肥。 - Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation.
此处得到的土壤样本显示有大量辐射。 - The clay soils of the region are difficult to work.
这个地区的粘土很难耕种。 - Rich loamy soils produce the largest leeks.
肥沃的壤土上长出的韭葱最大。 - The flowers do well in sandy soil.
这些花在沙土中长得好。 - Cutting down forest trees can lead to serious soil erosion.
砍伐森林会导致严重的水土流失。 - In the valley the soil was waterlogged.
山谷里的土壤浸满了水。 - Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。 - Herbs should be planted in warm soil.
草本植物应该种植在温暖的土壤里。 - Drainage removes excess water from the soil.
排水可以去除土壤中多余的水分。 - You can't grow rice on certain soils.
你不能在某些土壤上种植水稻。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- shallow
- thin
- …
- cultivate
- enrich
- improve
- …
- conservation
- degradation
- erosion
- …
- in (the) soil
- instruments for measuring soil moisture
- (literary) a country; an area of land
国土；领土；土地 - It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.
那是我第一次踏足非洲大地。 - protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil
针对在英国领土部署核武器的抗议 - He was the first Canadian to win on home/native soil (= in Canada).
他是第一个在本土获胜的加拿大人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- native
- foreign
- American
- …
- set foot on
- on…soil
- on home soil
- It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.
词源noun late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, perhaps representing Latin solium ‘seat’, by association with solum ‘ground’.