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单词 subsoil
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subsoil

(sʌbsɔɪl)
uncountable noun
The subsoil is a layer of earth that is just below the surface soil but above hard rock.
...the chalk subsoil on the site.

subsoil in British English

(ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl)
noun
1. 
a.  Also called: undersoil
the layer of soil beneath the surface soil and overlying the bedrock
b. 
(as modifier)
a subsoil plough
verb
2. (transitive)
to plough (land) to a depth below the normal ploughing level and so break up the subsoil
Derived forms
subsoiler (ˈsubˌsoiler)
noun

subsoil in American English

(ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl)
noun
1. 
the layer of soil beneath the topsoil
verb transitive
2. 
to stir or turn up the subsoil of
Derived forms
subsoiler (ˈsubˌsoiler)
noun

Examples of 'subsoil' in a sentence
subsoil

Deep down the great golden torc, symbol of Nion's royal blood, settled further into the subsoil.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
The subsoil was almost all washed away by the rain, and made our downward path treacherous in the extreme.
Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR
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