1 [C,U] the substance that plants, trees, etc grow in; earth 泥土;土壤:
poor/dry/acid/sandy soil贫瘠╱干旱╱酸性╱多沙的泥土☞Look at the note at ground ¹. 参看ground^1的注释。 ☞picture on page C2 见C2页插图
2 [U] (written 书面语) the land that is part of a country 领土;国家;国土
soil²
/sɔɪl ||; sɔɪl/verb
[T] (formal 正式) (often passive 常用于被动语态) to make sth dirty 弄脏
soil1/sɔIl; sɔIl/n [C,U]1 the earth in which plants grow [ earth ] 土壤﹐泥土: The soil here is very poor. 这里的土壤很贫瘠。rich, fertile soil 肥沃富饶的土壤plants that grow in sandy soil 生长在沙质土地里的植物see box at见 GROUND1 方框see picture at见 PLANT1 图2 on American/French/foreign etc soil in America, France, etc 在美国/法国/外国等的土地上: She stood on Irish soil for the first time. 她平生第一次站在爱尔兰的土地上。
soil2v [T] formal to make something dirty【正式】弄脏﹐弄污 —soiled adj : soiled diapers 脏尿布