• n. 覆蓋物，護蓋物；護根
• vt. 做護根；以護蓋物覆蓋

可能來自PIE*mel,軟的，詞源同mill,mild.用于指保護樹木生長的腐土，軟土，即護根。

mulch (n.)

1650s, probably from a noun use of Middle English molsh (adj.) "soft, moist" (early 15c.), from Old English melsc, milisc "mellow, sweet," from Proto-Germanic *mil-sk- (cognates: Dutch mals "soft, ripe," Old High German molawen "to become soft," German mollig "soft"), from PIE root *mel- "soft" (see mild).

mulch (v.)

1802, from mulch (n.). Related: Mulched; mulching.

1. In May, mulch the bed with garden compost.

五月，在苗圃里施上肥。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I used stable muck as a mulch for my roses.

我用廄肥做我玫瑰的護根.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. A loose mulch acts on the surface as an insulator.

疏松的覆蓋物在土壤表面起了隔熱的作用.

來自辭典例句

4. One of the earliest means of raising was mulch decomposition.

最早增加?值姆椒ㄊ搶?用地面覆蓋肥料的分解.

來自辭典例句

5. To reduce the risk of damage a light mulch only should be used.

為了減少受害的危險,只應進行薄薄的覆蓋.

來自辭典例句