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

• 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。
• 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。
• Light does not exist such as mercury, lead and other environmental pollutants, will not pollute the environment.
  光源不存在诸如水银、铅等环境污染物，不会污染环境。
• Do you think it right for the factories which pollute the environment to pay higher taxes?
  你认为那些污染环境的工厂支付更高的税收合适吗？
• We should not pollute our rivers with waste.
  我们不应让废弃物污染我们的河川。
• We shouldn't pollute our environment.
  我们不应该污染环境。
• Waste gases from factories often pollute the air.
  从工厂排出来的废气经常污染空气。
• 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。
• The toxic fumes made by cars can pollute the air and have a dreadful influence on human beings.
  私家车排除的尾气污染空气，对人类健康产生了可怕的影响。
• 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。