pol·luteBrE/pəˈluːt/NAmE/pəˈluːt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theypolluteBrE/pəˈluːt/NAmE/pəˈluːt/present simple - he / she / itpollutesBrE/pəˈluːts/NAmE/pəˈluːts/past simplepollutedBrE/pəˈluːtɪd/NAmE/pəˈluːtɪd/past participlepollutedBrE/pəˈluːtɪd/NAmE/pəˈluːtɪd/ -ing formpollutingBrE/pəˈluːtɪŋ/NAmE/pəˈluːtɪŋ/
toadddirtyorharmfulsubstancestoland, air, water, etc. sothatitisnolongerpleasantorsafetouse污染;弄脏◆~sththeexhaustfumesthatarepollutingourcities污染我们城市的废气◆~sthby/withsthTheriverhasbeenpollutedwithtoxicwastefromlocalfactories. 当地工厂排放的有毒废弃物污染了这条河。◆(figurative) asocietypollutedbyracism受种族主义污染的社会The environment环境
Environmental damage环境破坏
cause/contribute to climate change/global warming引起气候变化/全球变暖
produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions产生污染/二氧化碳/温室气体排放
damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs破坏环境/海洋生态系统/臭氧层/珊瑚礁