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dung

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dung /dʌŋ/ noun [uncountable]  HBAsolid waste from animals, especially cows 动物粪便;〔尤指〕牛粪
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dungEverywhere there is litter and animal dung.At least country bods use pick-ups to carry dung and move sheep.The dropped dung of the horses smoked in the road.Magnus, I thought, was a spasmo, spotty piece of elephant dung.Throwing money about like dung on a field.One, two, three, the hurrying mules passed, leaving the smell of dung diffused in the gray air.It was associated with large waterlogged pits which contained leather offcuts, dung and other organic residues.Sometimes we dried the dung for fuel, which burned longer and cleaner than wood.
Origin dung Old English
dung nounChinese
animals, from solid waste cows especially Corpus


dung
dung /dʌŋ/ noun [uncountable]
 Language: Old English
solid waste from animals, especially cows


dungBrE /dʌŋ/ 🔊NAmE /dʌŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] solid waste from animals, especially from large ones (尤指大型动物的)粪 SYN manure cow dung牛粪