pollute
verb
pəˈluːt
verb
1
to
make
air,
water,
soil
etc
dangerously
dirty
and
not
suitable
for
people
to
use
污染〔空气、水、土壤等〕
beaches
polluted
by
raw
sewage
被未经处理的污水污染的海滩
The
factory
pollutes
the
air
and
water.
那家工厂对空气和水有污染。
heavily/severely/badly
etc
polluted
The
island
has
been
seriously
polluted
by
a
copper
mine.
该岛被一家铜矿严重污染了。
pollute
sth
with
sth
The
rivers
had
been
polluted
with
aluminium.
这些河流受到了铝的污染。
2
to
spoil
or
ruin
something
that
used
to
be
good
毁掉; 败坏
an
artist
spiritually
polluted
by
money
and
fame
被名利腐蚀了灵魂的艺术家
3
pollute sb’s mind
to
give
someone
immoral
thoughts
and
spoil
their
character
毒害 （荼毒 ）某人的思想
Violence
on
television
is
polluting
the
minds
of
our
children.
电视暴力正在毒害我们孩子的思想。