pollute
🇬🇧 UK/pә'lu:t/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To contaminate the environment or a substance with harmful or unwanted matter; to corrupt or defile.
污染;弄脏;玷污
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.pollute the air污染空气
- 2.pollute the environment污染环境
- 3.heavily polluted严重污染的
- 4.pollute water sources污染水源
Example Sentences
- 1.
Dumping chemicals into rivers can pollute drinking water for entire communities.
- 2.
Heavy traffic continues to pollute the air in major cities worldwide.
- 3.
Some argue that excessive advertising pollutes the cultural landscape.