Not a plough had ever disturbed a grain of that stubborn soil.

犁铧从来没有翻动过这片顽土的一寸土壤。

Stripped bare, the soil no longer absorbs the rainwater.

裸露的土壤无法雨水。

The soil near the river is very fertile.

河边的土壤很肥沃。

Kiara Nirghin's invention help soil retain water.

基娅拉的这项发明能够帮助土壤储水。

Farmable soil, if you go to purchase it, costs four dollars a pound.

可耕地的土壤，如果你去购买它，价格是四美元一磅。

Votini also excused himself, perhaps because he was afraid of soiling his clothes with plaster.

华梯尼也谢绝不去。他们大概是恐怕被石灰沾污了衣吧。

" ... is new, but I'm sure I'll soil it soon enough" .

" … … 还是新的，不过我很快就会令它蒙羞。"

They also need nutrients from the soil.

它们也需要从土壤里摄入营养。

Plants suck up moisture from the soil.

植物从土壤中取水分。

The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming.

原因是肥沃的火山泥使得这里的土地非常适合耕。

And very quickly, these waters would wash away any and all fertile soil.

很快，这些水就会冲走所有肥沃的土壤。

Recently, Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosen soil.

最近，桑切斯购买了一手动工具，可以拔除杂草并疏松土壤。

The soil of that planet was infested with them.

在那里的泥土里，这子多得成灾。

Toxic substances like mercury leak into soil and groundwater and disperse in the air.

汞等有毒物质会渗入土壤和地下水，并在空气中扩散。

There was too much acid in the soil after slashing and burning.

经过砍伐和焚烧后，土壤中的酸太多了。

They use the ash to enrich the soil.

他们用灰烬来肥沃土壤。

The land dried up and the wind blew the soil away.

土地干裂，大风扬起了尘土。

She and other area farmers began planting acacia trees to help reduce soil erosion.

她和当地其他农民开始植金合欢树，以减少水土流失。

At first he tried growing plants in water instead of soil, a method called hydroponics.

起初，他尝试在水中植植物，而不是在土壤里，这方法称为水培法。

Researchers have gone to the boys' village to collect soil and air samples.

研究人员还采集了其居住环境周边土壤及空气样本。