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IELTS BNC: 1894 COCA: 1791

soil

1 soil /ˈsojəl/ noun
plural soils
1 soil
/ˈsojəl/
noun
plural soils
Learner's definition of SOIL
: the top layer of earth in which plants grow土壤
[noncount]
[count]
see also potting soil
[noncount] formal + literary : the land of a particular country国土;领土
[noncount] : a place where something begins or develops温床
the soil literary : farming as a way of making a living务农
2 soil /ˈsojəl/ verb
soils; soiled; soiling
2 soil
/ˈsojəl/
verb
soils; soiled; soiling
Learner's definition of SOIL
formal
[+ object] : to make (something) dirty弄脏;玷污
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[no object] : to become dirty变脏
IELTS BNC: 1894 COCA: 1791

soil

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verb (1)

soiled; soiling; soils

transitive verb

1
: to stain or defile morally : corrupt
2
: to make unclean especially superficially : dirty
3
: to blacken or taint (something, such as a person's reputation) by word or deed

intransitive verb

: to become soiled or dirty

soil

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noun (1)

1
a
: soilage, stain
protect a dress from soil
b
: moral defilement : corruption
2
: something that spoils or pollutes: such as
a
: refuse
b
: sewage

soil

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noun (2)

1
: firm land : earth
2
a
: the upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow
b
: the superficial unconsolidated and usually weathered part of the mantle of a planet and especially of the earth
3
: country, land
our native soil
4
: the agricultural life or calling
5
: a medium in which something takes hold and develops

soil

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verb (2)

soiled; soiling; soils

transitive verb

: to feed (livestock) in the barn or an enclosure with fresh grass or green food
also : to purge (livestock) by feeding on green food

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, soil, piece of land, from Vulgar Latin *solium, alteration of Latin solea sole, sandal, foundation timber — more at sole

Verb (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soil was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 1894 COCA: 1791
soil

noun¹

1earth泥土ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOIL | SOIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdeep厚土shallow, thin淺土;薄土fertile, good, rich肥土;肥沃的土壤infertile, poor瘠土;貧瘠的土地light輕質土壤heavy黏重土壤loose鬆散的土壤compacted夯實的土dry乾土damp, moist, waterlogged, wet濕土;漬水土壤Keep the soil moist and fertilize weekly.保持土壤濕潤,並且每週施一次肥。well-drained排水良好的土壤acid, acidic酸性土(壤)alkaline鹼性土(壤)contaminated污染的土壤top (usually topsoil) 表土potting (NAmE) 盆栽土She bought a bag of potting soil.她買了一袋盆栽土。chalky, clay, clayey, loam, loamy, peaty白堊質土壤;黏土;黏質土;壤土;泥炭土Rich loamy soils produce the largest leeks.肥沃的壤土上長出的韭葱最大。rocky, sandy, stony石質土;沙質土alluvial, desert, forest, garden, volcanic沖積土;荒漠土;森林土壤;園林土壤;火山土壤VERB + SOILcultivate, enrich, improve耕作土地;使土壤肥沃;改善土壤dig, dig in, dig up, till, turn, work挖土;犁地;翻土;耕地fields of newly turned soil剛翻過的土地The clay soils of the region are difficult to work.這個地區的黏土很難耕種。fertilize為土壤施肥drain為土壤排水loosen鬆土SOIL + NOUNconservation土壤保護degradation, erosion土壤退化/侵蝕conditions, fertility, quality土壤狀況/肥力/質量declining soil fertility衰退的土壤肥力moisture土壤濕度temperature土壤溫度type土壤類型surface土壤表層sample土壤樣本Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation.此處得到的土壤樣本顯示有大量輻射。science, scientist土壤科學/科學家PREPOSITIONin (the) soil在土壤中The flowers do well in sandy soil.這些花在沙土中長得好。
soil

noun²

2part of a country國土ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOIL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEnative故土foreign異國American, British, etc.美國、英國等國土VERB + SOILset foot on踏上國土the place where she first set foot on Canadian soil她第一次踏上加拿大國土的地方PREPOSITIONon...soil在⋯的領土上protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil針對在英國領土部署核武器的抗議PHRASESon home soil (sport體育, especially BrE) 在國土上England's first defeat on home soil against Australia英格蘭隊在主場對陣澳大利亞隊的首次失利

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