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. 将植物放入新鲜堆肥中。 Sow the seeds in trays of potting compost. 将种子播种在盆栽堆肥盘中。 You can make your own compost in a compost bin. 你可以在堆肥箱里自己制作堆肥。
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.