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单词 soil
释义 soil
soil1
 —soilless,  adj.  
 /soyl/,  n.  
  1. the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
  2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil.
  3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil.
  4. a country, land, or region: an act committed on American soil.
  5. the ground or earth: tilling the soil.
  6. any place or condition providing the opportunity for growth or development: Some believe that poverty provides the soil for crime.
 [1300-50; ME soile < AF soyl < L solium seat, confused with solum ground]
soil2
 /soyl/,  v.t.  
  1. to make unclean, dirty, or filthy, esp. on the surface: to soil one's clothes.
  2. to smirch, smudge, or stain: The ink soiled his hands.
  3. to sully or tarnish, as with disgrace; defile morally: to soil one's good name.
  v.i.  
  4. to become soiled: White soils easily.
  n.  
  5. the act or fact of soiling.
  6. the state of being soiled.
  7. a spot, mark, or stain.
  8. dirty or foul matter; filth; sewage.
  9. ordure; manure.
 [1175-1225; ME soilen (v.) < OF souiller, soillier to dirty < VL *suculare, equiv. to su(s) pig + -cul(us) -CLE1 + -are inf. ending]
 Syn. 3. blacken, taint, debase.
soil3
 /soyl/,  v.t.  
 to feed (confined cattle, horses, etc.) freshly cut green fodder for roughage.
 [1595-1605; orig. uncert.]
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