manure
/məˈnjʊə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈnʊr/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈnu̇r -ˈnyu̇r, -ˈn(y)ü-ər/ (ame, mw)
manure — noun
1. The waste material produced by farm animals such as horses, cows, or chickens, w
The waste material produced by farm animals such as horses, cows, or chickens, which is spread onto or mixed into soil so that crops and other plants can grow better.
Farmers spread cow manure over the wheat fields every spring to feed the soil.
common collocation: cow manure / horse manure
The gardener mixed horse manure with straw before adding it to the vegetable beds.
Indra bought several bags of dried manure from the garden centre for her rose bushes.
Using too much fresh manure can burn the roots of young plants.
Ritu's grandfather always said that good manure is the secret to a healthy vegetable garden.
- fertilizer
Broader term — includes both natural animal waste and chemical products.
- dung
Refers to animal waste in general, but less commonly used in gardening or farming instructions.
- compost
Decomposed plant and food waste; distinct from manure, which is specifically animal waste.
用法筆記
Often paired with the name of the source animal (horse manure, cow manure, chicken manure) to specify which kind of waste is being used.
常見錯誤
manure — verb
- manurepresent simple I / you / we / they
- manures3rd person singular
- manuring-ing form
- manuredpast simple
1. To add manure to land or soil so that crops, plants, or grass will grow more suc
To add manure to land or soil so that crops, plants, or grass will grow more successfully.
Jude manured the potato field in late autumn before the first snow arrived.
manured + [field/land area] + time phrase
The gardener manured the flower beds with composted horse manure from the local stables.
manured + [land] + with [type of manure]
Each spring the farm workers manured the rice fields to prepare them for planting.
Astrid learned how to manure her garden soil from an old farming guide her uncle had kept.
The farmer manures the pasture twice a year to keep the grass healthy for the cows.
用法筆記
The object of the verb is typically a type of land (field, soil, garden, pasture) rather than an individual plant or crop directly.