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soiling

/soil/US // sɔɪl //UK // (sɔɪl) //

弄脏,脏污,污垢,污损

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
    • : a particular kind of earth: sandy soil.
    • : the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil.
    • : a country, land, or region: an act committed on American soil.
    • : the ground or earth:tilling the soil.
    • : any place or condition providing the opportunity for growth or development: Some believe that poverty provides the soil for crime.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbmake dirty
Forms: soiled

Examples

  • Herrick and other scientists sampled soils in which the jumping worms lived.

  • When her portion of soil returns to its home planet, Irons will study it to see whether anything about it has changed from its time in space.

  • Kingfishers use their oversized bill to break up the soil and their thickened feet to shovel the dirt out the entrance.

  • From water bottles and grocery bags to car tires, discarded plastics pollute soils around the world.

  • If SOFIA’s water molecules are sitting loose in the soil, harvesting them could be as low tech as stirring up the dust and collecting the vapor that floats up.

  • How can she wax poetically about soiling herself at parties and not get branded as sleazy trash, a la Ke$ha?

  • Once started, he hurled himself almost hysterically into the soiling gayety.

  • Spreading the newspaper on the turf to save his knees from soiling, he knelt and set to his task.

  • They are called so, says Minsheu, voce Saveguard, because they guard the other clothes from soiling.

  • Such a device, which is shown in Fig. 1, permits the stems to be removed without crushing the berries and soiling the fingers.

  • A certain sense of soiling which she could not conquer had followed her up from that glorious meeting.