pollute
pollute
verb
pollutant
( & )
adjective& noun
polluter
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances
污染
the explosion polluted the town with dioxin.
爆炸给这个镇造成了二氧芑污染。
[as adj.]the Mersey is one of Europe's most polluted rivers.
默西河是欧洲污染最严重的河流之一。
■(figurative)defile; corrupt
(喻)玷污，败坏
a society polluted by racism.
被种族主义玷污的社会。
pollutant
( & )
adjective& noun
polluter
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin pollut- 'soiled, defiled', from the verb polluere, based on the root of lutum 'mud'
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