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单词 soil
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soil

noun
 
/sɔɪl/
/sɔɪl/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1.  
    the top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow
    • instruments for measuring soil moisture
    • soil erosion
    • the study of rocks and soils
    • sandy/fertile soil
    • rich/poor/dry/wet soil
    • acid/alkaline soil
    • clay soil
    • moisture in the soil
    • She dug the compost into the soil.
    Synonyms soilsoil
    • mud
    • dust
    • clay
    • land
    • earth
    • dirt
    • ground
    These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
    • soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
      • Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
    • mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
      • 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.
    • 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.
    • land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
      • an area of rich, fertile land
    • earth the substance that plants grow in Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: She put some earth into the pot.
    • dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil:
      • Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
    • ground an area of soil:
      • The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
      • They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
      Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
    Patterns
    • 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
    see also potting soil
    Extra Examples
    • Keep the soil moist and fertilize weekly.
    • Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation.
    • The clay soils of the region are difficult to work.
    • Rich loamy soils produce the largest leeks.
    • The flowers do well in sandy soil.
    • Cutting down forest trees can lead to serious soil erosion.
    • In the valley the soil was waterlogged.
    • Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
    • Herbs should be planted in warm soil.
    • Drainage removes excess water from the soil.
    • You can't grow rice on certain soils.
    Topics Farmingb1, Gardensb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • shallow
    • thin
    verb + soil
    • cultivate
    • enrich
    • improve
    soil + noun
    • conservation
    • degradation
    • erosion
    preposition
    • in (the) soil
    See full entry
  2. (literary) a country; an area of land
    • It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.
    • protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil
    • He was the first Canadian to win on home/native soil (= in Canada).
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • native
    • foreign
    • American
    verb + soil
    • set foot on
    preposition
    • on…soil
    phrases
    • on home soil
    See full entry
  3. Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, perhaps representing Latin solium ‘seat’, by association with solum ‘ground’.

soil

verb
/sɔɪl/
/sɔɪl/
[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they soil
/sɔɪl/
/sɔɪl/
he / she / it soils
/sɔɪlz/
/sɔɪlz/
past simple soiled
/sɔɪld/
/sɔɪld/
past participle soiled
/sɔɪld/
/sɔɪld/
-ing form soiling
/ˈsɔɪlɪŋ/
/ˈsɔɪlɪŋ/
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  1. soil something to make something dirty
    • soiled linen
    • (figurative) I don't want you soiling your hands with this sort of work (= doing something unpleasant or wrong).
    see also shop-soiled
    Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb): from Old French soiller, based on Latin sucula, diminutive of sus ‘pig’.
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