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

• A world where companies pollute our water and our soil and people kill each other.
  知道了在我们的世界里，水源受污染，土壤被毒化，人与人相互杀戮。
• Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest
  采矿会污染湖水，毁掉森林。
• We are not entitled to pollute the earth.
  我们没有权利污染地球。
• The expert thinks the violent film will pollute youngster's minds.
  专家认为暴力电影会毒害年轻人的心灵。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you crazy? That would pollute the water!
  你疯了吗？那会污染水源！
• In what ways do we pollute our water?
  我们是怎样污染了水的？
• 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。
• 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。