soil

1 عمومی:: كثیف‌ كردن‌، خاك‌، زمین‌، چرك‌ شدن‌، لكه‌ دار كردن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun earth ADJ. deep | shallow, thin | fertile, good, rich | barren, infertile, poor | light | heavy | loose | dry | damp, moist, waterlogged, wet | acid/acidic, alkaline | contaminated | top (also topsoil) | chalky, clay/clayey, peaty, sandy, stony | alluvial, desert, forest, garden, polar, volcanic VERB + SOIL cultivate | dig, till, turn, work fields of newly turned soil The clayey soils of the region are difficult to work. | fertilize | drain | loosen SOIL + NOUN conservation | degradation, erosion | conditions, fertility, quality declining soil fertility | type | surface | science, scientist PREP. in (the) ~ The flowers do well in sandy soil. part of a country ADJ. native | foreign VERB + SOIL set foot on She first set foot on French soil at a small Channel port. PREP. on … ~ protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun ground: The soil here is good for farming.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: soil ADJECTIVES/NOUN + soil good/rich/fertile (= good for growing plants ) • The fertile soil produces delicious wines. poor (= not good for growing plants ) • If the soil is poor, add manure or compost. deep • The soil near the river is rich and deep. thin (= not deep ) • The thin soil is easily washed away. moist/dry • Keep the soil moist. • The soil was dry after three weeks without rain. light/sandy (= containing a lot of sand ) • Some plants prefer sandy soils. heavy/clay (= containing a lot of clay ) • The soil was too heavy to grow decent carrots. well-drained (= letting water pass through easily ) • Plant the seedlings out in a warm, sunny position in well-drained soil. acid/alkaline • Blueberries need acid soil. garden soil • Try planting them in compost rather than garden soil. verbs work the soil (= prepare the soil to grow plants ) • They worked the soil with hoes and forks. till the soil (= prepare the soil to grow crops ) • Their time is spent in constantly tilling the soil.

transnet.ir

4 general:: soil the top layer of the earth that plants grow in: • Roses do best in well-drained, slightly acid soil. earth the brown substance that the ground is made up of: • Thousands of tons of earth were moved to build the dam. dirt American English loose dry earth: • a pile of loose dirt in the wheelbarrow dust a dry powder made up of extremely small bits of earth or sand: • A cloud of dust billowed out behind the tractor. mud wet soil that has become soft and sticky: • The dog came back covered in mud.

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