pollute
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. 汙染
Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. 重工業(yè)排放的有毒化學物質汙染著我們的河流。
2. pollutedADJ 受汙染的
The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river. 警方已經(jīng)警告本市居民不要在那條被汙染的河裡遊泳。
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pollute /p??lu?t/ (polluting,polluted,pollutes)
劍橋詞典
- to make an area or substance , usually air , water , or soil , dirty or harmful to people , animals , and plants , especially by adding harmful chemicals
- We should respect the environment and not pollute it.
- The fertilizers and pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply .
- Oil from the wrecked tanker polluted more than 40 miles of the Normandy shoreline .
- The fund provides money to clean up chemically polluted industrial sites .
- High concentrations of toxic elements were found in the polluted areas of the sea . 返回 pollute
汙染
The pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply . 許多辳場裡使用的殺蟲劑正在汙染供水。
We won't invest in any company that pollutes the environment . 我們不會給汙染環(huán)境的公司投資。
figurative Many complain that broadcasters pollute the airwaves with sensationalism and sleaze . 許多人抱怨說廣播公司用聳人聽聞的題材和低級庸俗的內容汙染了無線電波。
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