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单词 pollute
释义
pollute
(pəlt )
Word forms: pollutes , polluting , polluted
verb B2
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.
Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. [VERB noun]
A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the sea. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: contaminate, dirty, mar, poison  
polluted adjective B2
The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.
Collocations:
pollute a river
Industrial development of the valley consisted of several deep coal mines, but they were fairly small, and did not significantly pollute the river.
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The mining operations caused to destroy the livelihood of people and pollute the river.
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However, an accumulation of waste in the river from factories along its banks began to pollute the river.
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Nobody ever pays for polluting the river.
Globe and Mail
They are settled near habitats and rivers, which most of time end up polluting the rivers also, especially underground waters and wells.
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pollute a waterway
Despite being around for 30 million years, otters were in danger of extinction due to pesticides polluting their waterways.
The Sun
It follows years of complaints from water and sewerage companies which blame booming sales of wipes for jamming sewers and polluting waterways.
Times, Sunday Times
A single washing machine load can pollute waterways and the sea with more than 700,000 tiny plastic fibres, a study has found.
Times, Sunday Times
Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) hasn't been used at the mill for ten years, after evidence emerged that it was polluting waterways.
Times, Sunday Times
His main scheme was to blow up and sink buildings from the push of a button as well as polluting the waterways with tar.
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pollute the ocean
Public drinking fountains could be installed across the country under government plans to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles that pollute the ocean.
Times, Sunday Times
Oil isn’t the only thing polluting the ocean.
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She endured heat exhaustion and bad weather and shed 22lb during the epic voyage, which was aimed at raising awareness about climate change and plastic debris polluting the ocean.
Times, Sunday Times
Analysts are also concerned about a ban on single-use plastics such as drink straws that are polluting the oceans.
Times, Sunday Times
An enzyme that breaks down a common plastic accused of polluting the oceans has been engineered by scientists.
Times, Sunday Times
pollute the planet
We pollute the planet with our multiple car ownership and far-flung holiday flights.
Times, Sunday Times
We should be ecologically conservative - global warming may or may not be happening but why pollute the planet?
Times, Sunday Times
They all have re-charging or re-fuelling drawbacks which make them too awkward for the consumer and pollute the planet in different ways.
The Sun
The more money you have the fewer offspring you tend to produce, lest you pollute the planet and are unable to afford that extra skiing holiday.
Times, Sunday Times
It uses sailing ships to ensure its produce crosses the sea without polluting the planet.
Times,Sunday Times
pollute the sea
When humans pollute the sea, she retaliates with storms and starvation.
The Times Literary Supplement
Wind farms and oil rigs pollute the sea with noise, so whales are having to raise their voices to be heard.
Times, Sunday Times
However, rogue containers floating near the sea surface pose a threat to shipping and pollute the sea.
Times, Sunday Times
She made the 8,000-mile journey to raise awareness about climate change and plastic debris polluting the sea.
The Sun
Experts blamed nitrates from farming for polluting the sea.
The Sun
pollute water
Electronic remnants strewn in nearby streams pollute water supplies.
Times, Sunday Times
Critics have claimed fracking could trigger earthquakes or pollute water supplies.
The Sun
In a report, it says the process could pollute water supplies and damage air quality - and calls for a ban.
The Sun
Opponents claim it can cause earthquakes, pollute water supplies, blight the countryside and affect house prices.
The Sun
It was feared an artificial link between the lake and the sea would pollute water and fisheries for millions.
Times, Sunday Times
polluting industry
Environmental justice problems that are from previous polluting industry may not be fully addressed through shrinking city intervention and without opinions from local people.
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Subsidies for some polluting industries were cancelled, while other polluting industries were shut down.
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Some of the subsidies for polluting industries were cancelled, while some polluting industries were shut down.
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Translations:
Chinese: 污染
Japanese: 汚染する
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