pollute 的定义
pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing.
- to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- to make morally unclean; defile.
- to render ceremonially impure; desecrate: to pollute a house of worship.
- Informal. to render less effective or efficient: The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's service.
pollute 近义词
make dirty; corrupt
更多pollute例句
- Oil also still accounts for a large share of polluting emissions due to its use in powering cars and trucks.
- “I think that’s really neat, because otherwise, this stuff would have just sat there, polluting the environment,” he said.
- That’s because all the federal and state permits require knowing first what’s polluting it.
- This year, Oregon State University released two studies which found logging can cause long-lasting water shortages and pollute drinking water with herbicides and dirt.
- The cartoonist boldly drew and held the line against merchandising his creation, lest commercial tie-ins pollute the purity of the creator and reader experience.
- Heaven forbid we pollute young minds with such right-wing neocon propaganda!
- We pollute, but our feeble efforts at cleanup have been largely unsuccessful.
- Livestock degrade land, contribute to climate change, pollute water, and destroy biodiversity.
- Look for this aquaculture to catch on as mankind, unfortunately, continues to pollute our waterways.
- Moreover, a neighbor may pollute the water supply, foul the air, and adulterate the food.
- And hence, bound by religion, they did not dare to pollute fire destined for daily uses with any uncleanliness.
- His pause attracted the notice of one of the unhappy beings whom we suffer to pollute our streets and rot in our hospitals.
- Thus the Papists began again to pollute the land, which God had lately plagued.
- The sound of his voice should never be suffered to pollute the Hall of the Representatives of the American people.