pollute
英 [pəˈluːt]
美 [pəˈluːt]
pollute 使污染来自拉丁语pollurere,抹上泥土,弄脏,玷污,来自前缀por-在字母l开头前的异化形式pol-,在前,向前,luere,涂抹,弄脏,流出,流出泥浆,词源同liniment,delete.在14世纪时用于词义遗精或手淫,后于19世纪中期用于词义污染,并成为主要词义。
- pollute (v.)
- late 14c., "to defile," a back formation from pollution, or else from Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere "to defile, pollute, contaminate." Related: Polluted; polluting. Meaning "make physically foul" is from 1540s; specific sense "contaminate the environment" emerged from late 19c.
- 1. Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.
- 采矿会污染湖水,毁掉森林。
- 2. Factories are no longer allowed to pollute the air with black smoke.
- 不再允许工厂的黑烟污染空气了.
- 3. She thinks these books pollute the minds of children.
- 她认为这些书腐蚀儿童的心灵.
- 4. These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities.
- 这些气体污染了城镇的空气。
- 5. Many things pollute water, such as tires, trash, and plastic bags.
- 很多东西使水污染, 例如轮胎 、 垃圾和塑胶袋.