dung
dung — 名詞
1. the solid waste matter that large farm animals such as cows and horses produce a
糞便；糞肥
牛馬等動物的固體排泄物
the solid waste matter that large farm animals such as cows and horses produce and leave behind, often used as a natural fertilizer for soil
Ayesha shoveled the horse dung into a wheelbarrow and carried it to the vegetable beds.
Ayesha 把馬糞鏟進手推車，運到菜圃裡。
uncountable noun; dung as material
The farmer collected cow dung from the barn every morning to use on the fields.
農夫每天早上從穀倉收集牛糞，用來施撒在田裡。
uncountable noun; cow dung as fertilizer source
A strong smell of dung filled the air near the cattle enclosure at the market.
市場的牲畜圍欄附近飄來一陣濃重的糞便氣味。
Dried cow dung is often used as cooking fuel in some parts of rural India.
在印度部分農村地區，乾牛糞常被用作炊事燃料。
The children stepped carefully around piles of horse dung on the country lane.
孩子們小心翼翼地繞過鄉間小路上的馬糞堆。
- manure
the most common word for animal waste used as fertilizer; less blunt than 'dung'
- droppings
used for small animals, birds, or wild animals; sounds softer than 'dung'
- feces
formal or medical term for solid waste from any animal including humans
- excrement
formal term for bodily waste; used in official or scientific writing
用法筆記
Uncountable — you cannot say 'a dung' or 'dungs'. To refer to one piece, use 'a pile of dung' or 'a lump of dung'.
常見錯誤
dung — 動詞
- dungpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dungs3rd person singular
- dunging-ing form
- dungedpast simple
1. to spread or mix dung onto soil or around plants in order to add nutrients and h
施糞肥
給土壤或作物施用糞肥
to spread or mix dung onto soil or around plants in order to add nutrients and help crops grow better
Every spring, Emre dungs the cornfield to return nutrients to the soil.
每年春天，Emre 都會為玉米田施糞肥，以補充土壤養分。
transitive: dung + [field/land]
Adina learned how to dung the garden beds by spreading well-rotted manure evenly.
Adina 學會了如何將充分腐熟的糞肥均勻撒在菜圃裡來施肥。
The elderly farmer still dungs his vegetable patch the way his father taught him.
那位老農夫仍然按照父親教他的方法為菜園施糞肥。
After harvesting the wheat, they dung the fields before the winter rains begin.
收割小麥之後，他們會在冬季降雨來臨前為田地施糞肥。
Folake dungs her tomato plants once a year using composted cow waste.
Folake 每年用腐熟的牛糞廢料為她的番茄植株施一次糞肥。
文法句型
dung + noun phrase (soil/field/plants)
用法筆記
This verb is mostly used in agricultural or gardening writing rather than in everyday conversation. In casual speech, 'fertilize with manure' or 'put manure on' is far more common.
常見錯誤
2. when a large animal such as a cow or horse releases solid waste from its body
排糞
動物排泄固體廢物
when a large animal such as a cow or horse releases solid waste from its body
The cows were dunging on the path as the herder guided them toward the barn.
那些牛在牧人趕往穀倉的途中沿途排糞。
intransitive; used of animals only
Kofi noticed that the sheep had dunged all along the hillside trail.
Kofi 注意到羊群沿著山坡小徑排了一路的糞。
The zookeeper checked which animals had dunged at night by looking at the enclosure floor.
動物園管理員查看圍欄地面，以確認哪些動物夜間排過糞。
Astrid watched the horses dung while they stood waiting in the stable yard.
Astrid 看著那些馬在馬廄院子裡站著排糞。
The veterinarian explained that healthy cattle usually dung several times each day.
獸醫解釋說，健康的牛通常每天排糞數次。
- defecate
the standard formal term for releasing solid waste; used for all animals and humans
- drop manure
common farm expression for when animals leave dung on the ground
文法句型
animal + dung (no object)
用法筆記
Never used for humans — that would be considered offensive. Also not used for small pets like dogs or cats; use 'defecate' in formal contexts or everyday words instead. Distinguish from verb sense 1 (FERTILIZE WITH DUNG), which is transitive and takes a land/soil object.