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。
• Fuel oil is burnt in the car, but its emissions will pollute the environment.
  汽车消耗燃油，其排放物会对环境造成污染。
• 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。
• 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。
• We promise to make less rubbish and never pollute the Earth.
  我们许诺做较少的垃圾并且从未污染地球。
• These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities.
  这些气体污染了城镇的空气。
• If we burn them, they not only harm people, but ( also) pollute the air.
  如果烧了这些树叶，不但会损害人体健康而且污染环境。
• Remember not to waste me or pollute me.
  记住不要浪费我或者污染我。
• 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。
• 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。