The verb 'pollute' means to contaminate or make something dirty and harmful, typically air, water, or land, with dangerous substances. It can also be used figuratively to mean spoiling or corrupting something good.
[VERB 动词]污染;弄脏 To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage.
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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。
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。
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The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.
警方已警告该市居民,不要在这条遭污染的河里游泳。
Oxford
pol·lute/pəˈluːt; NAmEpəˈluːt/verbto add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use 污染;弄脏pollutesth ◆the exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities污染我们城市的废气pollutesth by/with sth ◆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。◆( figurative) a society polluted by racism受种族主义污染的社会☞collocationsat
1to make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use: beaches polluted by raw sewage The factory pollutes the air and water.heavily/severely/badly etc polluted The island has been seriously polluted by a copper mine.pollute something with something The rivers had been polluted with aluminium.2to spoil or ruin something that used to be good: an artist spiritually polluted by money and fame3pollute somebody’s mind to give someone immoral thoughts and spoil their character: Violence on television is polluting the minds of our children.
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[pəˈlu:t]polluted, polluting, pollutes
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