单词 | soil |
释义 | soil [sɔɪl] noun IMPROVER countable or uncountable ■the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow 泥土,土壤 •light/heavy/fertile soil轻质/黏重/肥沃土 •sandy or chalky soils沙质或白垩质土壤 uncountable literary ■a country 国家;国土 •It was the first time we had set foot on foreign/French/American soil (= gone to a foreign country/France/America).那是我们第一次踏上异国/法国/美国的土地。 the soil literary ■the activity of farming 耕作,务农 •The government is trying to encourage a return to the soil.政府试图鼓励人们重新务农。 [sɔɪl] verb transitive formal ■to make something dirty, especially with solid waste (尤指因大便)弄脏 •soiled diapers/nappies/sheets弄脏的尿布/床单 [sɔɪl] verb transitive formal not soil your hands literary ■to not become involved in something unpleasant or bad 不沾染污点,不参与不好的事情 •These were top lawyers, the kind who wouldn't normally soil their hands with police work or criminal law.这些是顶级律师,他们一般不会插手警务和触犯刑法。 |
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