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单词 peat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
peat1 /pit/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Geologymaterial found in marshy regions, made of partially decayed vegetable matter.
  2. such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
peat1  (pēt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologya highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
  2. such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel.
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  • Middle English pete (compare Anglo-Latin peta) 1300–50

peat2  (pēt),USA pronunciation n. [Obs.]
  1. a merry young girl;
    darling (used as a term of endearment).
  • origin, originally uncertain 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peat /piːt/ n
  1. a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer
  2. (as modifier): peat bog
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Latin peta, perhaps from Celtic; compare Welsh peth thing

ˈpeaty adj
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