| 单词 | contaminate |
| 释义 | contaminate (once / 1218 pages) v The verb contaminate means the same as pollute. Whether it’s food, air, or water, when you contaminate something, you make it impure or hazardous. Contaminate comes from the Latin word contaminat-, meaning “made impure.” You can use the word to indicate that a hazardous substance has been introduced into something else, such as food that is contaminated with mold. It can also be used figuratively to describe the spoiling of a good thing, like one person's habit of gossiping that can contaminate a conversation among friends. WORD FAMILYcontaminate: contaminated, contaminates, contaminating, contamination, decontaminate+/contaminated: uncontaminated/contaminating: uncontaminating/contamination: contaminations/decontaminate: decontaminated, decontaminating, decontamination USAGE EXAMPLESIn one study, researchers found that more than three-fourths of colonoscopes and gastroscopes were still contaminated after cleaning and disinfection in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) A police officer said dozens were hospitalized in the eastern Punjab province after they consumed contaminated alcohol. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The plan includes excavation of contaminated soils and sediments, capping and long-term monitoring. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1v make impure Syn|Hypo|Hyper foul, pollute infect, taint contaminate with a disease or microorganism superinfectinfect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms smutaffect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil make soiled, filthy, or dirty 2v make radioactive by adding radioactive material Don't drink the water--it's contaminated Ant|Hyper decontaminate rid of contamination alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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