manure
manure — 名詞
1. The waste material produced by farm animals such as horses, cows, or chickens, w
糞肥
用作肥料的動物糞便
The waste material produced by farm animals such as horses, cows, or chickens, which is spread onto or mixed into soil so that crops and other plants can grow better.
Farmers spread cow manure over the wheat fields every spring to feed the soil.
農夫每年春天在麥田裡撒牛糞肥，為土壤補充養分。
common collocation: cow manure / horse manure
The gardener mixed horse manure with straw before adding it to the vegetable beds.
園丁將馬糞肥和稻草混合，再添到菜畦裡。
Indra bought several bags of dried manure from the garden centre for her rose bushes.
Indra 在園藝中心買了幾袋乾糞肥，用來養她的玫瑰叢。
Using too much fresh manure can burn the roots of young plants.
使用太多新鮮糞肥會灼傷幼株的根部。
Ritu's grandfather always said that good manure is the secret to a healthy vegetable garden.
Ritu 的祖父總是說，好的糞肥是種出健康菜園的祕訣。
- fertilizer
Broader term — includes both natural animal waste and chemical products.
- dung
Refers to animal waste in general, but less commonly used in gardening or farming instructions.
- compost
Decomposed plant and food waste; distinct from manure, which is specifically animal waste.
用法筆記
Often paired with the name of the source animal (horse manure, cow manure, chicken manure) to specify which kind of waste is being used.
常見錯誤
manure — 動詞
1. To add manure to land or soil so that crops, plants, or grass will grow more suc
施肥
在土壤中施放糞肥
To add manure to land or soil so that crops, plants, or grass will grow more successfully.
Jude manured the potato field in late autumn before the first snow arrived.
Jude 在深秋、第一場雪來臨前，給馬鈴薯田施了糞肥。
manured + [field/land area] + time phrase
The gardener manured the flower beds with composted horse manure from the local stables.
園丁用當地馬廄的堆熟馬糞肥為花圃施肥。
manured + [land] + with [type of manure]
Each spring the farm workers manured the rice fields to prepare them for planting.
每年春天，農場工人會為稻田施肥，為插秧做準備。
Astrid learned how to manure her garden soil from an old farming guide her uncle had kept.
Astrid 從叔叔保存的一本舊農事指南中，學會了如何為菜園土壤施糞肥。
The farmer manures the pasture twice a year to keep the grass healthy for the cows.
這名農夫每年為牧場施兩次肥，讓牧草長得茂盛，好讓牛群吃。
用法筆記
The object of the verb is typically a type of land (field, soil, garden, pasture) rather than an individual plant or crop directly.