soiling
弄脏,脏污,污垢,污损
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Definitions
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- : the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- : a particular kind of earth: sandy soil.
- : the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil.
- : a country, land, or region: an act committed on American soil.
- : the ground or earth:tilling the soil.
- : any place or condition providing the opportunity for growth or development: Some believe that poverty provides the soil for crime.
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Herrick and other scientists sampled soils in which the jumping worms lived.
When her portion of soil returns to its home planet, Irons will study it to see whether anything about it has changed from its time in space.
Kingfishers use their oversized bill to break up the soil and their thickened feet to shovel the dirt out the entrance.
From water bottles and grocery bags to car tires, discarded plastics pollute soils around the world.
If SOFIA’s water molecules are sitting loose in the soil, harvesting them could be as low tech as stirring up the dust and collecting the vapor that floats up.
How can she wax poetically about soiling herself at parties and not get branded as sleazy trash, a la Ke$ha?
Once started, he hurled himself almost hysterically into the soiling gayety.
Spreading the newspaper on the turf to save his knees from soiling, he knelt and set to his task.
They are called so, says Minsheu, voce Saveguard, because they guard the other clothes from soiling.
Such a device, which is shown in Fig. 1, permits the stems to be removed without crushing the berries and soiling the fingers.
A certain sense of soiling which she could not conquer had followed her up from that glorious meeting.