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soil n.土地；土壤；污物，粪便v.弄污 (1) 因为土地肥沃，那儿很富裕。(2) 肥沃的土地能种出好庄稼。(3) 这种土壤含碱丰富。(4) 他把幼苗移栽到含泥炭的土壤里。(5) 她中伤性的话损害了他的名誉。 To soil something also means to make it dirty, or to degrade it in some way — strange given the natural purity of soil. Sometimes nations talk about their soil, meaning the geographical area over which they have governance. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth century the euphemism "night soil" was used to describe the contents of the commodes people kept under their bed. But you probably didn't want to know that.

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英 [sɔɪl] 美 [sɔɪl] (1) It's rich there because of the fertility of soil.(2) Fertile soil yields good crops.(3) This kind of soil contains much alkali.(4) He transplanted the seedlings into peaty soil.(5) Her slanderous words soiled his reputation. Soil is the dirt between our fingers as we garden or farm, from which all living things come and to which, as the poets never tire of reminding us, all life eventually returns. Such a big meaning for such a little word. 1[N-MASS 物质名词]土壤；土地 Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow. We have the most fertile soil in Europe.我们拥有欧洲最肥沃的土地。...regions with sandy soils.沙土地区2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]国土；领土 You can use soil in expressions like British soil to refer to a country's territory.   [with supp]The issue of foreign troops on Turkish soil is a sensitive one.在土耳其领土上驻扎外国军队这个问题非常敏感。3[VERB 动词]弄脏；玷污 If you soil something, you make it dirty.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands...年轻人不愿做那些容易弄脏手的事情。He raised his eyes slightly as though her words might somehow soil him.他略略地抬了抬眼皮，仿佛她的话会不小心玷污了他。soiled...a soiled white apron.弄脏了的白围裙

英语单词	soil
英美音标	英 [sɔɪl] 美 [sɔɪl]
中文释义	n.土地；土壤；污物，粪便 v.弄污
英语例句	(1) It's rich there because of the fertility of soil. (2) Fertile soil yields good crops. (3) This kind of soil contains much alkali. (4) He transplanted the seedlings into peaty soil. (5) Her slanderous words soiled his reputation.
中文例句	(1) 因为土地肥沃，那儿很富裕。 (2) 肥沃的土地能种出好庄稼。 (3) 这种土壤含碱丰富。 (4) 他把幼苗移栽到含泥炭的土壤里。 (5) 她中伤性的话损害了他的名誉。
vocabulary简明	Soil is the dirt between our fingers as we garden or farm, from which all living things come and to which, as the poets never tire of reminding us, all life eventually returns. Such a big meaning for such a little word.
vocabulary扩展	To soil something also means to make it dirty, or to degrade it in some way — strange given the natural purity of soil. Sometimes nations talk about their soil, meaning the geographical area over which they have governance. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth century the euphemism "night soil" was used to describe the contents of the commodes people kept under their bed. But you probably didn't want to know that.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-MASS 物质名词]土壤；土地 Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow. We have the most fertile soil in Europe. 我们拥有欧洲最肥沃的土地。 ...regions with sandy soils. 沙土地区 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]国土；领土 You can use soil in expressions like British soil to refer to a country's territory. [with supp] The issue of foreign troops on Turkish soil is a sensitive one. 在土耳其领土上驻扎外国军队这个问题非常敏感。 3 [VERB 动词]弄脏；玷污 If you soil something, you make it dirty. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands... 年轻人不愿做那些容易弄脏手的事情。 He raised his eyes slightly as though her words might somehow soil him. 他略略地抬了抬眼皮，仿佛她的话会不小心玷污了他。 soiled ...a soiled white apron. 弄脏了的白围裙

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