a mixture of decayed (= destroyed by natural processes) plants, food, etc. that can be added to soil to help plants grow 混合肥料;堆肥 potting compost (= a mixture of soil and compost that you can buy to grow new plants in) 盆栽混合肥料
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensc1Repot the plant in fresh compost. 將植物放入新鮮堆肥中。 Sow the seeds in trays of potting compost. 將種子播種在盆栽堆肥盤中。 You can make your own compost in a compost bin. 你可以在堆肥箱裏自己制作堆肥。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCompost is used before these nouns:- bin
- heap
- toilet
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum ‘something put together’, feminine and neuter past participle of componere.