compost

compost
noun
  1. [mass noun]decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants
    堆肥
    ■a mixture of this or similar material with loam soil and/or other ingredients, used as a growing medium
    （用堆肥和肥土等混合而成的）混合肥料
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost
    把（植物，粪肥）制成堆肥
    don't compost heavily infested plants.
    不要把有大量害虫的植物制成堆肥。
    ■treat (soil) with compost
    施堆肥于（土壤）
    we turned clay soil into almost workable soil by composting it.
    我们通过施堆肥，把淤泥改造成了差不多可以耕种的土壤。
派生
composter
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum 'something put together', feminine and neuter past participle of componere
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