/pəˈlu:t ||; pəˈlut/verb
[T] to make air, rivers, etc dirty and dangerous 污染,弄脏(空气、河流等):
Traffic fumes are polluting our cities.车辆废气正在污染我们的城市。The beach has been polluted with oil.海滩被原油污染了。
pollute/pəˋlut; pəˈluːt/v [T] to make air, water, soil etc dirty or dangerous 污染〔空气﹑水﹑土壤等〕: companies that pollute the environment 污染环境的公司The beach was polluted by an oil spill. 这片海滩因石油泄漏而遭到污染。 —polluter n [C]
pollutepollutepollutespollutedpollutingverb (pollutes, polluting, polluted)to make the air, rivers, etc. dirty and dangerous: Many of Britain's rivers are polluted with chemicals from factories.