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

• 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？
• 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。
• Are you crazy? That would pollute the water!
  你疯了吗？那会污染水源！
• 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。
• In what ways do we pollute our water?
  我们是怎样污染了水的？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We should not pollute our rivers with waste.
  我们不应让废弃物污染我们的河川。
• 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。