pollute
/pəˈljuːt/verb
with obj.
1- contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances污染：
the explosion polluted the town with dioxin
爆炸给这个镇造成了二恶英污染
as adj. (polluted) the Mersey is one of Europe's most polluted rivers.默西河是欧洲污染最严重的河流之一。
1.1
- figurative defile; corrupt〈喻〉玷污, 败坏：
a society polluted by racism.
被种族主义玷污的社会。
派生词
pollutant
adjective & nounpolluter
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin pollut- 'soiled, defiled', from the verb polluere, based on the root of lutum 'mud'.