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use sth as manure
manure 作名词通常不可数；这里 as 后接用途，表示“当作肥料”。
You can use kitchen scraps as manure for your plants.
你可以把厨余垃圾用作植物的肥料。
肥料；粪肥
manures — plural of manure
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
肥料；粪肥
animal or plant material used to fertilize land, especially animal excreta usually mixed with litter
You can use kitchen scraps as manure for your plants.
你可以把厨余垃圾用作植物的肥料。
动物粪便,尤指常见家畜的粪便,用作肥料时；通常来自牛、马、羊、猪和鸡
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
用于施肥的动植物材料,尤指常混有垫料的动物粪尿
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
任何肥料物质,无论是否来源于动物；肥料
Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.
Farmers often spread manure on their fields before planting.
农民常常在播种前把粪肥撒在田里。
A pile of manure behind the barn was steaming in the cold morning.
谷仓后面的一堆粪肥在寒冷的早晨冒着热气。
You can mix well-rotted manure into the soil to improve drainage.
你可以把腐熟的粪肥拌入土壤以改善排水。
manure 作名词通常不可数；这里 as 后接用途，表示“当作肥料”。
You can use kitchen scraps as manure for your plants.
你可以把厨余垃圾用作植物的肥料。
作动词时，manure 是及物动词，直接接田地、土壤等宾语。
We manure the fields every autumn.
我们每年秋天给田里施肥。
with 引出所用肥料的种类；注意两个 sth 不同，第一个是被施肥的对象，第二个是肥料。
They manured the garden with well-rotted manure.
他们用腐熟的粪肥给花园施肥。
Not this
My roses need a manure.
Use this
My roses need manure.
manure 表示“粪肥、肥料”时通常作不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a；直接说 need manure 即可，若表达数量可用 some manure。
Not this
She manured on the vegetables.
Use this
She manured the vegetables.
manure 作动词是及物动词，表示“给……施肥”，直接跟受施肥的对象（如 the vegetables），不需要介词 on；中文“在……上施肥”的介词不能直译为 on。
Not this
The plan is not manure yet.
Use this
The plan is not mature yet.
manure（肥料/施肥）和 mature（成熟的）拼写相近，但词义完全不同；这里表示“计划尚未成熟”，应使用 mature，而不是 manure。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
动物粪便肥料
Farmers often use animal manure to enrich the soil.
农民常使用动物粪便肥料来肥沃土壤。
撒施粪肥
He spread manure over the vegetable beds.
他把粪肥撒在菜畦上。
腐熟的粪肥
Apply well-rotted manure before planting.
种植前施用腐熟的粪肥。
一堆粪肥
There was a pile of manure behind the barn.
谷仓后面有一堆粪肥。
撒肥机
The tractor pulled a manure spreader across the field.
拖拉机拖着一台撒肥机穿过田地。
给菜园施肥
She manured the garden in early spring.
早春时她给菜园施了肥。
胡说八道，一派胡言
That excuse is a load of manure; he never even went to the meeting.
那个借口纯属胡说八道；他根本就没去开会。
满口胡言，尽是废话
The politician's speech was full of manure and offered no real solutions.
那位政客的演讲满口胡言，没有提出任何真正的解决方案。
钱像粪肥（要散播才有用）
Grandpa often said money is like manure, so he was always generous to those in need.
爷爷常说钱像粪肥，要散播才有用，所以他总是对需要帮助的人很慷慨。
金钱就像粪肥：散布出去能带来很多好处；若堆在一处，就会臭气熏天。
A famous business quote often attributed to Clint Murchison Jr., used to say that wealth is most beneficial when it is shared or invested rather than hoarded.
一句常被归于 Clint Murchison Jr. 的名言，意指财富被分享或投资时最有益，而囤积起来则毫无益处。
Use manures naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：manure 里有 man，想象农夫（man）弯腰把动物粪便撒到田里作肥料，就是 manure。
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、gardening、farming 该词通常为中性语域，多用于农业、园艺或畜牧等实际场景；正式与非正式语境中都能出现，口语里也较常见。
Rhymes with manure: sure, cure, endure, and mature all end in the stressed sound /ʊr/. But nature (/ˈneɪtʃər/) and tenure (/ˈtenjər/) look similar (both end in -ure) yet end in unstressed /ər/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.