contaminate
/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be contaminated)
- make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance使不纯; 污染; 弄脏; 毒害：
the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity
此地发现受放射性污染
figurative 〈喻〉the entertainment industry is able to contaminate the mind of the public
娱乐业能毒害公众的思想
as adj. contaminated contaminated blood products.受污染的血液制品。
派生词
contaminant
nouncontamination
nouncontaminator
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin contaminat- 'made impure', from the verb contaminare, from contamen 'contact, pollution', from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'.