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pesticide

/pes-tuh-sahyd/US // ˈpɛs təˌsaɪd //UK // (ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd) //

害剂,害者,害虫,害剂的

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a chemical preparation for destroying plant, fungal, or animal pests.

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Examples

  • Humans cause habitat loss, produce pesticides, and import non-native species.

  • As I began to research the industry more, I realized that tampon manufacturers aren’t required to disclose a list of ingredients and that they can contain pesticides, glue, and even bleach.

  • In the past two decades, Oregon environmental regulators identified industrial logging as a risk to more than 170 public water systems, listing clear-cutting, road building and pesticide spraying as potential sources of contamination.

  • Organic cotton is excellent for all skin types, and has the bonus feature of putting fewer pesticides into the environment during production.

  • This led to the Rice Harmony Collective, which revived traditional techniques like “rice duck fish” agriculture, where fish and ducks in the rice paddy act as a natural pesticide.

  • Those might include BPA (which is found in many plastics), pesticide residue, and both legal and not-so-legal drugs.

  • Genetically modified seeds were supposed to liberate corn farmers from using pesticide to combat rootworms.

  • The Monsanto corporation produces a popular pesticide called Roundup.

  • We commonly ingest pesticide residue on non-organic produce.

  • In many rural Chinese homes, a jar of pesticide—often a variety banned in Western countries—sits in the family outhouse.

  • The laws and recommendations for pesticide application may have changed since the articles were written.

  • We have already ordered a patrol column of two hundred fully-armed pesticide robots to destroy the animals.

  • All through the wooded area, he could see occasional members of the pesticide robots.

  • Within minutes, more and more of the pesticide robots were swarming towards and into the clearing.

  • Two hundred pesticide robots were ranged around the perimeter of the clearing, their weapons facing inward.