| 释义 |
reˈsoil, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a and 5 c.]
1. trans. To soil or dirty again.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. Ivry 29 Neither shall my Pen Re-purple Lisle; nor with dead Grease agen Re-soile the Soile at Courtras.
2. To cover again with soil. Hence reˈsoiling vbl. n.
1842Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 85/2 The top surface of cuttings and the seat of embankment are usually uncallowed for the purpose of resoiling the slopes. 1852J. Wiggins Embanking 117 For soiling and re-soiling, 1d. |