Word · Frequency #25799
loams
壤土；肥土
loams is the plural of loam.
核心释义
rich soil made of sand, clay, and decayed organic matter
- 1.
一种土壤；沙、粉砂和黏土的土质混合物,含有机质,其肥力主要由此而来。
A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- 2.
沙、黏土及其他材料的混合物,用于制造大型铸件的铸型,通常无模型。
A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
一种土壤；沙、粉砂和黏土的土质混合物,含有机质,其肥力主要由此而来。；沙、黏土及其他材料的混合物,用于制造大型铸件的铸型,通常无模型。；壤土
用法In use
The gardener mixed sand and clay to create a rich loam for the vegetable beds.
用法提示：此处 loam 为名词，作 create 的宾语，指肥沃的壤土。
This area's loam holds moisture well, so the plants rarely need extra watering.
用法提示：loam 作不可数名词，作主语，表示该地区的壤土。
After the flood, the fields were covered with a thick layer of loam.
用法提示：loam 作介词 with 的宾语，表示壤土这种物质。
be + loam
名词用法：loam 指壤土，通常作不可数名词，在此作表语。
This soil is loam.
这种土壤是壤土。
be made of loam
名词用法：loam 作材料名词，表示‘壤土’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sandy loam
- 砂质壤土
- The tomato plants grow best in well-drained sandy loam.番茄植株在排水良好的砂质壤土中长得最好。
- clay loam
- 黏壤土
- Clay loam holds water longer than sandy soil.黏壤土比沙土保水时间更长。
- rich loam
- 肥沃的壤土
- They filled the bed with rich loam from the compost pile.他们用堆肥堆里的肥沃壤土填满了花圃。
- garden loam
- 花园壤土
- Start the seeds in a pot filled with garden loam.在装花园壤土的花盆里播种。
- loam soil
- 壤土
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 home：肥沃的壤土（loam）是植物温暖的家；loam 与 home 押韵，好记。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、agriculture、soil science loam 是中性偏专业的用词，多用于园艺、农业或土壤学等明确谈及土壤成分的语境；日常泛指土壤时，通常更简单地说 soil。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
foam and roam share the spelling pattern -oam and rhyme with loam. home, comb, dome, and tome also rhyme (/əʊm/), despite different spellings. Beware lookalikes like loan, load, or loom: they are spelled similarly but do not rhyme with loam.
一起学习词形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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