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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-derived
polmany, much
+
lutewash
=pollute

Common 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.

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