manure
pronunciation
UK [məˈnjʊə(r)]
US [məˈnʊr]
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- n.
- 肥料，粪便
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- vt.
- 施肥
Word Origin
manure 粪肥，肥料
缩写自古法语manouvrer,耕作，操作，词源同manoeuvre,操作，控制。后引申词义在土地上劳作，给土地施肥，最后用于指肥料本身及粪肥。词源演变比较pork,farrow,furrow.
Example
- 1. The air smelled of alfalfa and manure .
- 空气中散发着紫花苜蓿和肥料的气味。
- 2. In the village of brod , locals still burn manure for fuel .
- 在布洛德（brod）村庄，当地人仍然焚烧肥料作为燃料。
- 3. They could also get precious manure to fertilise the fields .
- 他们也得到了珍贵的粪肥来滋养田地。
- 4. It will also reduce waste and odours , and produce a valuable organic fertiliser that is safer than raw manure .
- 它同时能够减少垃圾和气味，并且产生一种比未经处理的粪便安全许多的有价值的有机肥料。
- 5. That is good news for farmers and even better for farms because less nitrogen-rich manure pours out to poison fields and pollute rivers .
- 这对农民来说是个好消息，对农场来说更是好消息，因为可以少用些损伤田地、污染河流的富氮肥料。
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