| 单词 | contamination |
| 释义 | contamination (once / 3357 pages) n Contamination is the unwanted pollution of something by another substance. When a nuclear power plant leaks radiation into the atmosphere, for example, it causes a contamination of the surrounding area. Contamination can also be used to refer to abstract ideas and concepts rather than to just physical things. The French complain that the increasing adoption of English words is a contamination of their linguistic heritage, and many parents today think rap music is a contamination of the public culture. WORD FAMILYcontamination: contaminations+/contaminate: contaminated, contaminates, contaminating, contamination, decontaminate/contaminated: uncontaminated/contaminating: uncontaminating/decontaminate: decontaminated, decontaminating, decontamination USAGE EXAMPLESSome facilities started testing scopes for contamination after cleaning and holding them in quarantine for 48 hours to check them again for bacterial growth. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) These findings countered government claims that there was no contamination. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) As she worked, she treated the material as if it were radioactive, twisting the spatula around with her fingers to avoid contamination. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n the state of being contaminated Syn|Hypo|Hyper taint dust contamination state of being contaminated with dust impureness, impurity the condition of being impure 2n the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper pollution decontamination the removal of contaminants dust contamination the act of contaminating with dust particles dirtying, soiling, soilure the act of soiling something 3n a substance that contaminates Syn|Hyper contaminant material, stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
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