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.
雙語例句
1. Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.
采礦會污染湖水，毀掉森林。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Factories are no longer allowed to pollute the air with black smoke.
不再允許工廠的黑煙污染空氣了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. She thinks these books pollute the minds of children.
她認(rèn)為這些書腐蝕兒童的心靈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities.
這些氣體污染了城鎮(zhèn)的空氣。
來自辭典例句
5. Many things pollute water, such as tires, trash, and plastic bags.