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polluting

/puh-loot/US // pəˈlut //UK // (pəˈluːt) //

污染性的,污染性,污染的,污染

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.

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Examples

  • 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.