fertilizer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

fer·ti·liz·er /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə $ ˈfɜːrtl-aɪzər/ noun [countable, uncountable] TACa substance that is put on the soil to make plants grow 肥料

Examples from the Corpus

fertilizer• Fertilizer encourages weeds as well as crops to grow, so the increasing use of fertilizer promotes the increasing use of selective herbicides.• I would apply a balanced fertilizer periodically.• An application of a balanced fertilizer once a month generally is adequate, but some gardeners apply diluted applications more often.• Others say that exporting fertilizers and pesticides to developing countries will help them increase their production.• Phosphorus is a nutrient used in fertilizer that helps plants grow.• Agriculturally, they had the structures necessary to mine fertilizers and annually spread them on their fields.• There was greater specialization and more effective use was made of fertilizer.• Outside every field you find a home-made latrine, waiting for passing cyclists to contribute valuable fertilizer.

that on make the Corpus is to put a plants soil substance

fertilizer
fer‧ti‧liz‧er /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə, ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzə $ ˈfɜːrtl-aɪzər/

noun [uncountable and countable]
a substance that is put on the soil to make plants grow

fer·til·izer

(

BrE also

fer·til·iser

)

BrE

/ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)/

NAmE

/ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/

noun

[countable

, uncountable]

a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully 肥料

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artificial/chemical fertilizers

人工／化学肥料

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Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物

plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley 植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit 种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果
plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field 耕地；犁田
sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields 播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼
spread manure/fertilizer on sth 给…施撒粪肥／肥料
cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land 耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地
damage/destroy/lose your crop 损害／毁坏／损失农作物
ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes 催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄
press/dry/ferment grapes 压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄
grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat 磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦
raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs 饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪
raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep 饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊
kill/slaughter livestock 屠宰家畜
preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat 防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉

run a fish farm/an organic dairy 经营养鱼场／有机乳品场
engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming 从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖
use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides 使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂
begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops 开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验
grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食
fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助／投资基因工程／研究
improve/increase crop yields 提高／增加粮食产量
face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺
label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) 给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
eliminate/reduce farm subsidies 取消／减少农业补贴
oppose/be against factory farming/GM food 反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品
promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming 促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕