pollute

英 [pəˈluːt]

美 [pəˈluːt]

v.  污染; 弄脏

现在分词：polluting　过去分词：polluted　第三人称单数：pollutes　过去式：polluted　

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牛津词典

verb

• 污染；弄脏
  to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use
  1. the exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities
     污染我们城市的废气
  2. The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
     当地工厂排放的有毒废弃物污染了这条河。
  3. a society polluted by racism
     受种族主义污染的社会

柯林斯词典

• VERB 污染；弄脏
  Topollutewater, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage.
  1. Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals...
     重工业产生的有毒化学品会污染我们的河流。
  2. A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the Irish Sea.
     这一地区的一些海滩已被排放到爱尔兰海的污水污染了。

英英释义

verb

• make impure
  1. The industrial wastes polluted the lake
  Synonym:foulcontaminate

双语例句

• Their manufacture can cause atmospheric pollution, and the fertilisers themselves can pollute soil and rivers.
  生产过程可能污染大气，而肥料本身则污染泥土和河流。
• It is claimed that soap powders pollute the water we drink.
  据说肥皂粉污染了我们的饮用水。
• Eg: It is the waste gases released by cars or factories that pollute the environment.
  汽车和工厂排放大量的废气，使得环境被污染。
• We shouldn't pollute our environment.
  我们不应该污染环境。
• I feel I ought to say ( that) they don't pollute the air.
  我觉得我应该说明，它们并不污染空气。
• Health immunization flow, storage and recovery will not pollute the environment.
  卫生免疫，周转，存放和回收均不污染环境。
• We should not pollute our rivers with waste.
  我们不应让废弃物污染我们的河川。
• Light does not exist such as mercury, lead and other environmental pollutants, will not pollute the environment.
  光源不存在诸如水银、铅等环境污染物，不会污染环境。
• Many things pollute water, such as tires, trash, and plastic bags.
  很多东西使水污染，例如轮胎、垃圾和塑胶袋。
• A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the Irish Sea.
  这一地区的一些海滩已被排放到爱尔兰海的污水污染了。