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