decontaminate

Word family noundecontaminantdecontaminationdecontaminatoradjectivedecontaminativeverbdecontaminate

de·con·tam·i·nate /ˌdiːkənˈtæməneɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

CLEANto remove a dangerous substance from somewhere 消除…的有害物质，净化 → contamination, contaminate

It may cost over $5 million to decontaminate the whole site.

全面消除这个地方的污染可能要花费超过500万美元。

—decontamination /ˌdiːkəntæməˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

decontaminate• Workers are continuing to decontaminate the nuclear plant where the accident occurred.• She says scientists will decontaminate these materials by washing them.

单词	decontaminate
释义	decontaminate Word family noundecontaminantdecontaminationdecontaminatoradjectivedecontaminativeverbdecontaminate de·con·tam·i·nate /ˌdiːkənˈtæməneɪt/ verb [transitiveT] CLEANto remove a dangerous substance from somewhere 消除…的有害物质，净化 → contamination, contaminate It may cost over $5 million to decontaminate the whole site. 全面消除这个地方的污染可能要花费超过500万美元。 —decontamination /ˌdiːkəntæməˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus decontaminate• Workers are continuing to decontaminate the nuclear plant where the accident occurred.• She says scientists will decontaminate these materials by washing them.
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