Word · Frequency #8153
compost
堆肥，混合物
a mixture of decaying organic matter, such as leaves and manure, used to improve soil fertility
- 1.
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
腐烂成天然肥料的有机物残骸
- 2.
a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
腐烂植物和粪肥的混合物,用作肥料
腐烂成天然肥料的有机物残骸；腐烂植物和粪肥的混合物,用作肥料；混合物；堆肥
In use
We add compost to the garden every spring.
She composted the kitchen scraps in a bin.
They are composting leaves and grass clippings.
use sth as compost
compost在此为不可数名词。
You can use kitchen scraps as compost.
你可以用厨房垃圾作为堆肥。
compost sth
We compost all our vegetable peelings.
我们把所有蔬菜皮制成堆肥。
sth composts
此用法中compost为不及物动词。
Grass clippings compost quickly in warm weather.
草屑在温暖的天气里很快变成堆肥。
Connections
Collocations
- make compost
- 制作堆肥
- You can make compost from kitchen waste and garden clippings.你可以用厨房垃圾和花园剪枝制作堆肥。
- compost pile
- 堆肥堆
- Turn the compost pile regularly to aerate it.定期翻动堆肥堆以使其通气。
- use compost
- 使用堆肥
- Gardeners often use compost to enrich the soil.园丁们经常使用堆肥来肥沃土壤。
- compost kitchen scraps
- 将厨房剩菜制成堆肥
- She composts kitchen scraps instead of throwing them away.她把厨房剩菜制成堆肥，而不是扔掉。
- compost bin
- 堆肥箱
- Keep the compost bin moist but not wet.保持堆肥箱湿润但不要过湿。
- spread compost
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“com”共同，“post”放置，共同放置厨余垃圾发酵成堆肥。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、agriculture、waste management 该词多用于园艺和农业语境，属于中性语域，既可用于口语也可用于书面语。
Grammar Note
作名词时通常不可数；作及物动词使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词拼写都以'ost'结尾，但与compost的发音并不完全押韵。compost重读在第一音节/kɑm/，而其他单词都是单音节，重读元音不同（post, most, ghost, host为/oʊ/；cost, frost为/ɑː/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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