一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

土地,土壤 [U,C]


例句:

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

這土地很難耕作。


例句:

The soil in that county is very poor.

那個(gè)縣的土壤十分貧瘠。


國家,國土,領(lǐng)土 [U,C]


例句:

Parliament would be touchy about bartering British soil for ships.

用英國國土換取艦只,議會(huì)感到為難。


例句:

He died on British soil.

他死于英國。


務(wù)農(nóng),種地,勞作;農(nóng)業(yè) [U,C]


例句:

They moved to the country to cultivate the soil.

他們搬到鄉(xiāng)下去種地。


溫床,滋生地 [U]


例句:

Parts of this town are soil for crime.

這個(gè)城市某幾個(gè)區(qū)是犯罪的溫床。


污斑;污物 [U]


例句:

The soil is difficult to work with.

這塊污跡很難處理。


糞便,肥料 [U]


例句:

The fertilization of soil is a subject to the farmers.

肥料的施用對(duì)農(nóng)民來說是一門學(xué)問。


v.

弄臟;玷污 [T]


例句:

Don't soil your clothes when you play outside.

當(dāng)你在外邊玩耍的時(shí)候不要弄臟衣服。


例句:

Her slanderous words soiled his reputation.

她中傷性的話玷污了他的名譽(yù)。


用青飼料喂(牲口) [T]

變臟,被弄臟 [I]


例句:

Don't soil the carpet with your muddy shoes.

你帶泥的鞋子別把地毯踩臟了。


例句:

A white dress soils easily.

白色的衣服容易臟。


二、詞義辨析:


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

這些名詞都有“土地,土,泥”之意。 earth多指地表帶有水分的泥土,較具體。 clay特指潮濕時(shí)發(fā)粘,而火烤后變堅(jiān)硬的泥土。 dirt指地表的干松泥土。 land含義籠統(tǒng)。指與河流、海洋相對(duì)的陸地,也指可耕種的土地。 dust特指土壤干燥后,飛揚(yáng)于空中的細(xì)微泥土。 soil特指適宜栽種農(nóng)作物或生長各種植物的泥土。 mud指濕土,尤指雨后稀泥、污泥。 ground通常指大地的表面,也可指土壤、泥土或場(chǎng)地。


三、相關(guān)短語:


night soil

n.(人的)糞便


soil conservation

n. 土壤保持


soil erosion

土壤侵蝕,水土流失


soil pipe

n.糞管


alluvial soil

沖積土


bog soil

沼澤土


chernozemic soil

黑鈣土


desert soil

荒漠土,漠境土


leaf soil

葉霉


prairie soil

草原土壤,濕草原土


regur soil

黑棉土


residual soil

殘積土,原積土


四、參考例句:


The soil is fat.

土地很肥沃。


Clay soil retains water.

黏土能保持水分。


Soil and plant scientists

土壤和植物科學(xué)家


Fertile soil yields good crops.

肥沃的土地能種出好莊稼。


This soil is very sandy.

這種土壤含沙很多。


The soil is very sandy.

這種土壤含沙很多。


Red soil lacks?organic?matter.

紅土缺乏有機(jī)物質(zhì)。


Plants need soil to grow.

植物需要土壤才能生長。


Red soil lacks organic matter.

紅土缺乏有機(jī)物質(zhì)。


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

犁溝內(nèi)非飽和水可以側(cè)向補(bǔ)給相鄰畦埂的土壤。