humus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++humus1, hummus /ˈhuːməs, ˈhʊ-/ noun [uncountable] DFFa Greek food made from a soft mixture of chickpeas, oil, and garlic 鹰嘴豆泥〔用鹰嘴豆捣碎后加油、大蒜制成的希腊食品〕
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humus• However, the basic structural principle remains, and the primary constituents are present: air, humus, bacteria and moisture.• The twin-bin system enables humus to be kept in one section, while decomposing materials are housed in the other.• Cultivation: The planting medium should contain a good amount of humus.• Wind and spring floods erode soils, exposing underlying layers and premiering new compositions of humus and minerals on the surface.• They require a fine tilth with plenty of humus and moisture, and are slow growing.• Also the humus from decaying plants is washed down.• I prepared the soil with humus, watered the plants and sprayed with a garlic solution to deter bugs.hu·mus2 /ˈhjuːməs/ noun [uncountable] TADLGsoil made of decayed plants, leaves etc that is good for growing plants 腐殖质，腐质土（壤） → compostExamples from the Corpus
humus• However, the basic structural principle remains, and the primary constituents are present: air, humus, bacteria and moisture.• The twin-bin system enables humus to be kept in one section, while decomposing materials are housed in the other.• Cultivation: The planting medium should contain a good amount of humus.• Wind and spring floods erode soils, exposing underlying layers and premiering new compositions of humus and minerals on the surface.• They require a fine tilth with plenty of humus and moisture, and are slow growing.• Also the humus from decaying plants is washed down.• I prepared the soil with humus, watered the plants and sprayed with a garlic solution to deter bugs.humus1 nounhu·mus2 nounChineseSyllable
made a from food soft of mixture Greek a Corpus
humus
humus1 
, hummus /ˈhuːməs, ˈhʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
a Greek food made from a soft mixture of chickpeas, oil, and garlic
hu‧mus2 /ˈhjuːməs/ noun [uncountable]
soil made of decayed plants, leaves etc that is good for growing plants ⇨ compost
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, hummus /ˈhuːməs, ˈhʊ-/ noun [uncountable]a Greek food made from a soft mixture of chickpeas, oil, and garlic
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noun [uncountable]soil made of decayed plants, leaves etc that is good for growing plants ⇨ compost