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pollute

UK //pəˈluːt//US //pəˈluːt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'polluere',意为 '弄脏' 或 '玷污',后通过古法语 'polluer' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 指通过排放有害物质或废弃物,使空气、水、土壤等自然环境变得不干净或不安全,通常会对生态系统和人类健康造成负面影响。

“Factories that burn coal pollute the air with smoke and chemicals.”

(燃烧煤炭的工厂用烟雾和化学物质污染空气。)

“Many rivers are polluted by industrial waste and sewage.”

(许多河流被工业废水和污水污染。)

同义词:contaminate, taint, defile, poison, foul

常见短语

pollute the environment — 污染环境,指人类活动导致自然环境受到有害物质或废弃物的破坏。

“Dumping toxic waste into rivers pollutes the environment and harms wildlife.”

(将有毒废物倒入河流会污染环境并危害野生动物。)

pollute the air/water — 污染空气或水体,特指通过排放有害物质使空气或水变得不干净。

“Cars and factories are major sources that pollute the air in cities.”

(汽车和工厂是城市空气污染的主要来源。)