"peat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 泥炭

Definition

一种由湿地中植物慢慢腐烂形成的黑色海绵状物质，常用作燃料或园艺材料。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Peat' 主要用于环境、园艺及燃料相关领域。常用搭配有“peat bog”（泥炭沼泽）、“peat moss”（泥炭苔），“peat fire”（泥炭火）等。如果不是谈论园艺、威士忌或能源，很少在日常对话中出现。

Examples

The garden center sells bags of peat for planting flowers.

花园中心出售袋装**泥炭**用于种花。

Peat is often used as fuel in some countries.

在一些国家，**泥炭**常被用作燃料。

Farmers add peat to the soil to help plants grow.

农民在土壤中添加**泥炭**以帮助植物生长。

Have you ever seen a peat bog up close? It’s like walking on a sponge.

你近距离看过**泥炭**沼泽吗？就像踩在海绵上一样。

Some Scotch whiskies get their smoky flavor from drying malted barley over a peat fire.

一些苏格兰威士忌就是靠在**泥炭**火上烘干麦芽获得烟熏味。

It takes thousands of years for peat to form naturally in wetlands.

**泥炭**在湿地里自然形成需要几千年。