| 单词 | loam |
| 释义 | loam (once / 2528 pages) n Loam is soil — rich soil — that is a mix of sand, clay, and various organic materials. Loam is often used to make bricks. Loam is a type of soil that's got a lot going on: loam contains clay, sand, and decaying organic substances. This combination makes loam particularly useful as a building material. Many bricks are made from loam. It can help you remember loam is used in building if you know that it’s often referred to as "clayey earth." Because of the organic material, loam is also useful as soil for growing crops. This rich soil is helpful in both building and growing. WORD FAMILYloam: loamless, loams, loamy+/loamy: loamily USAGE EXAMPLESThe ground within Fort Rock is a soft, sandy loam - former lake sediment that makes for easy walking. Washington Times(Nov 05, 2016) The ground within Fort Rock is a soft, sandy loam — former lake sediment that makes for easy walking. Seattle Times(Nov 05, 2016) Sandy soil dries out quickly and doesn’t hold nutrients in the same way as clay or loam soils. Washington Post(Sep 19, 2016) n a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials Hypo|Hyper regur, regur soil a rich black loam of India chernozemic soila rich black loam of Russia dirt, soil the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
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