compost 英 [ˈkɒmpɒst]   美 [ˈkɑmpoʊst]

compost

compost  英 [ˈkɒmpɒst] 美 [ˈkɑmpoʊst]

n. 堆肥  vt. 堆肥;施堆肥 

进行时:composting  过去式:composted  过去分词:composted  第三人称单数:composts  名词复数:composts 

They make compost out of all kinds of waste.  他们用各种废料制造堆肥。
The gardener dug the compost in.  园丁挖地施肥.

  • Compost is organic matter like orange peels and coffee grinds mixed together and left to decay, usually in a compost pile, then used as fertilizer. To make such a mixture is to compost.
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  • n. 堆肥
  • vt. 堆肥;施堆肥
  • 1. They make compost out of all kinds of waste.

    他们用各种废料制造堆肥。

  • 2. The gardener dug the compost in.

    园丁挖地施肥.

  • 3. We enriched the soil with compost.

    我们给土地施混合肥料。

  • compost (n.) late 14c., compote, "mixture of stewed fruits, a preserve," from Old French composte "mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" (13c.), also "condiment," from Vulgar Latin *composita, noun use of fem. of Latin compositus, past participle of componere "to put together," from com "with, together" (see com-) + ponere "to place" (see position (n.)).
  • compost (v.) late 15c., "to manure with compost;" 1829, "to make into compost;" from compost (n.). Related: Composted; composting.
com·post / ˈkɒmpɒst ; NAmE ˈkɑːmpoʊst / noun , verb compost composts composted composting noun [uncountable ,  countable ] a mixture of decayed plants, food, etc. that can be added to soil to help plants grow 混合肥料;堆肥 potting compost (= a mixture of soil and compostthat you can buy to grow new plants in) 盆栽混合肥料 verb 1 compoststh to make sth into compost 把…制成堆肥 2 compoststh to put composton or in sth 施堆肥于 com·post / ˈkɒmpɒst ; NAmE ˈkɑːmpoʊst /
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