pollution

英 [pəˈluːʃn]

美 [pəˈluːʃn]

n.  污染; 玷污; 弄脏; 污染物; 秽物; 垃圾; 噪音污染; (夜间扰人的)强烈灯光

复数：pollutions　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2147 / COCA.2913

牛津词典

noun

• 污染；玷污；弄脏
  the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty
  1. air/water pollution
     空气 / 水污染
  2. to reduce levels of environmental pollution
     降低环境污染的程度
• 污染物；秽物；垃圾
  substances that make air, water, soil, etc. dirty
  1. beaches covered with pollution
     秽物狼藉的海滩
• 噪音污染；（夜间扰人的）强烈灯光
  harmful or annoying levels of noise, or of artificial light at night

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （尤指有毒化学品造成的）污染
  Pollutionis the process of polluting water, air, or land, especially with poisonous chemicals.
  1. The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants...
     罚款是因该公司对厂房周边空气造成了污染。
  2. Recycling also helps control environmental pollution by reducing the need for waste dumps.
     对废弃物的回收利用能够减少对垃圾场的需求，从而也有助于控制环境污染。
• N-UNCOUNT 污染物
  Pollutionis poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air, or land somewhere.
  1. The level of pollution in the river was falling.
     这条河中的污染物水平在下降。

英英释义

noun

• the act of contaminating or polluting
  Synonym:contamination
• the state of being polluted
  Synonym:befoulmentdefilement
• undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

双语例句

• The authority can chase up the source of the pollution and demand that the owner clean it up.
  当局可以追查到污染的源头，责令业主负责清理。
• The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution
  政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。
• Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds
  石油污染是造成海鸟死亡最常见的原因。
• Pollution can aggravate asthma.
  污染会使气喘加重。
• The agency says one of its biggest concerns is pollution of rivers and lakes by pesticides and fertilizer.
  该机构说最大的一个担忧是杀虫剂和肥料对河流和湖泊的污染。
• If we recycled more waste, we wouldn't need to produce so much and there wouldn't be so much pollution.
  假如我们更多地收旧利废，我们就不必生产这么多，也就不会有这么严重的污染。
• Because the town sits in a valley, air pollution is not easily dispersed.
  因为小镇坐落在山谷中，空气污染不太容易散去。
• The problem of pollution arises along with the rapid development of industry.
  随着工业的迅速发展，产生了污染问题。
• Avoid environmental hazards such as radon, asbestos and air pollution.
  避免环境危害，减少对氡、石棉和大气污染的接触。
• Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
  能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染状况愈加严重。