soil
noun
verb
sɔɪl
noun
1
the
top
layer
of
the
earth
in
which
plants
grow
土壤，土地，泥土;
C,U
The
soil
here
is
very
poor.
这里的土壤很贫瘠。
The
bush
grows
well
in
a
sandy
soil.
这种灌木在沙质土地里生长良好。
2
on British/French/foreign etc soil
2
in
Britain,
France
etc
[正式] 在英国/法国/外国等的土地上
formal
The
crime
was
committed
on
American
soil.
这桩罪案发生在美国国土上。
3
a
place
or
situation
where
something
can
develop
〔可供某物发展的〕土壤，温床
U
Eastern
Europe
provided
fertile
soil
for
political
activists.
东欧是政治活跃分子的温床。
4
sb’s native soil
your
own
country
[文] 某人的故土 （祖国 ）
literary
5
the soil
farming
as
a
job
or
way
of
life
[文] 务农，种地为生
literary
They
make
their
living
from
the
soil.
他们以务农为生。
verb
6
to
make
something
dirty,
especially
with
waste
from
your
body
[正式] 〔尤指用人的排泄物〕弄脏，弄污
formal
7
not soil your hands
to
not
do
something
because
you
consider
it
too
unpleasant
or
dishonest
不玷污双手〔指不做令人不快或不诚实的事〕
Keep
your
money
–
I
wouldn’t
soil
my
hands
with
it.
把你的钱留着吧，我可不愿意被它玷污了双手。
soiled
diapers
脏尿布