soil

This kind of plant grows well in moist soil.这种植物适宜生长在潮湿土壤里。

The soil in this area is very fertile/sandy.这里的土壤非常肥沃/含沙量很高。

Cleaning up contaminated soil [=soil that has harmful chemicals in it] can be very costly.治理被污染的土壤要花很多钱。

Certain plants cannot live in poorly drained soils.有些植物在排水不良的土壤中无法存活。

They have returned to their native soil. [=the place they are originally from]他们已经返回故土。

I had never set foot on Japanese/Italian soil before. [=I had never been to Japan/Italy before]我以前从没去过日本/意大利。

Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime. [=there is often a lot of crime in poor neighborhoods]贫民区可能成为滋生犯罪的温床。

Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.她的祖辈对务农有种亲切感。

I soiled my blouse/shirt at the cocktail party.我在鸡尾酒会上把衬衫弄脏了。

The ink soiled his hands.墨水弄脏了他的双手。

Her clothes were soiled and very wet.她的衣服又脏又湿。

soiled linens/underwear/diapers脏了的亚麻织物/内衣/尿布

He refused to soil his hands [=do anything dishonest or wrong] for her.他拒绝为她脏了自己的手。

This fabric soils easily.这种布料不耐脏。