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| 1 | the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow 土壤；土地；泥土 |
| She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root. 她挖开一些泥土后抓住了根的上部。 |
| The dry rocky soil is suitable for planting vines. 干燥多岩石的土壤适合种植葡萄。 |
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| 2 | the soil literary farming as a job or way of life 务农 |
| It’ s hard these days to make a living from the soil. 如今很难以务农为生。 |
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| - | sb’ s native soil literary
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| the country in which someone was born |
| 某人的祖国；某人的故土 |
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| - | on British/US/Japanese etc soil
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| present or living in the UK, the US , Japan etc |
| 在英国/美国/日本等 |
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| He disappeared as soon as he landed on US soil. 他一踏上美国国土就消失了。 |
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