Manure



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 粪肥 v. 给...施肥
• ［英］ n. 粪肥 ( waste matter from animals) ; v. 给...施肥 ( put manure on)
• ［类］ glue : seal / manure : fertilize ( 胶水用来密封 / 肥料用来施肥)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (~d; manuring)

• Etymology: Middle English manouren, from Anglo-French mainouverer, meinourer to till (land), construct, create, from Medieval Latin manu operare to perform manual labor, from Latin manu by hand + operari to work — more at operate
• Date: 15th century
• 1. obsolete cultivate
• 2. to enrich (land) by the application of ~
• ? ~r noun

II. noun

• Date: 1532
• material that fertilizes land; especially refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of livestock excreta with or without litter
• ? manurial adjective

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