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pollute

英 [pə'luːt] 美[pə'lut]
  • vt. 污染;玷污;败坏

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词态变化


第三人称单数: pollutes;过去式: polluted;过去分词: polluted;现在分词: polluting;

中文词源


pollute 使污染

来自拉丁语pollurere,抹上泥土,弄脏,玷污,来自前缀por-在字母l开头前的异化形式pol-,在前,向前,luere,涂抹,弄脏,流出,流出泥浆,词源同liniment,delete.在14世纪时用于词义遗精或手淫,后于19世纪中期用于词义污染,并成为主要词义。

英文词源


pollute (v.)
late 14c., "to defile," a back formation from pollution, or else from Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere "to defile, pollute, contaminate." Related: Polluted; polluting. Meaning "make physically foul" is from 1540s; specific sense "contaminate the environment" emerged from late 19c.

双语例句


1. Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.
采矿会污染湖水,毁掉森林。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Factories are no longer allowed to pollute the air with black smoke.
不再允许工厂的黑烟污染空气了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She thinks these books pollute the minds of children.
她认为这些书腐蚀儿童的心灵.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities.
这些气体污染了城镇的空气。

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

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