surface soil; topsoil
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surface soil; topsoil
technicalA technical term in agriculture and earth sciences, referring to the fertile, uppermost layer of soil containing organic matter and nutrients.
Féi肥
wò沃
de的
biǎo表
tǔ土
shì是
nóng农
zuò作
wù物
shēng生
zhǎng长
de的
guān关
jiàn键
。
Fertile topsoil is key to crop growth.
Shuǐ水
tǔ土
liú流
shī失
huì会
chōng冲
zǒu走
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
biǎo表
tǔ土
céng层
。
Soil erosion can wash away the precious topsoil layer.
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Guò过
dù度
gēng耕
zuò作
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
biǎo表
tǔ土
tuì退
huà化
。
Over-farming can lead to the degradation of topsoil.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
hù护
biǎo表
tǔ土
,
tā它
shì是
bù不
kě可
zài再
shēng生
de的
zì自
rán然
zī资
yuán源
。
We need to protect topsoil; it is a non-renewable natural resource.