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

• And it produces "greenhouse" gases which pollute the environment.
  同时，这个过程还会产生温室气体，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。
• Remember not to waste me or pollute me.
  记住不要浪费我或者污染我。
• They pollute food and water and bring many illnesses, such as dysentery and skin diseases.
  它们污染我们的食物和水，并给我们带来疾病。比如痢疾，和皮肤病。
• 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。
• Are you crazy? That would pollute the water!
  你疯了吗？那会污染水源！
• 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。
• Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest
  采矿会污染湖水，毁掉森林。
• In order to breathe clean air, we have to have interventions in the areas that pollute air.
  为了呼吸干净的空气，我们需要对污染空气的地区采取措施。
• We shouldn't pollute our environment.
  我们不应该污染环境。