late 14c., compote, from Old French composte "mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" (13c.), also "condiment," from Vulgar Latin *composita, noun use of fem. of Latin compositus, past participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). The fertilizer sense is attested in English from 1580s, and the French word in this sense is a 19th century borrowing from English.
compost (v.)
"make into compost," 1829, from compost (n.). Related: Composted; composting.
中文解释
1. com- "together" + post-.2. 含义：mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land.
实用例句
1. They make compost out of all kinds of waste.
他们用各种废料制造堆肥。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops.
将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下，制成堆肥。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There isn't time to dig deeply and put in manure or compost.