pollute
【污染】
pollute 是一个动词,指的是污染、使环境受到有害物质的污染,或者使某物受到不良影响。
1. 基本含义
🔹 pollute [pəˈluːt](动词)
(1) 污染(环境、空气、水源等)
- pollute 指的是通过人为活动将有害物质排放到环境中,导致水、空气、土壤等自然资源受到损害。
- 例如:The factory's waste is starting to pollute the river.
(工厂的废料开始污染这条河流。) - 例如:Cars that burn fossil fuels pollute the air.
(燃烧化石燃料的汽车污染空气。)
- 例如:The factory's waste is starting to pollute the river.
(2) 弄脏,污染(道德、精神等层面)
- pollute 有时还可以用来描述对某种纯净或健康状态的污染或破坏,通常指在道德、精神或文化等层面。
- 例如:He believed that violent video games pollute young minds.
(他认为暴力电子游戏污染了年轻人的思想。) - 例如:The scandal polluted the reputation of the organization.
(这场丑闻污染了该组织的声誉。)
- 例如:He believed that violent video games pollute young minds.
2. 词源
- pollute 源自拉丁语 "polluere",意为“弄脏”,由 "pol-"(污秽)和 "luere"(清洗)组成,最初表示“弄脏、使不干净”,后来演变为今天的含义。
3. 常见搭配
- pollute the environment — 污染环境
- Factories should take responsibility to reduce the waste that pollutes the environment.
(工厂应该负责减少污染环境的废料。)
- Factories should take responsibility to reduce the waste that pollutes the environment.
- pollute the water — 污染水源
- Chemicals from the factory pollute the water supply.
(来自工厂的化学品污染了水源。)
- Chemicals from the factory pollute the water supply.
- pollute the air — 污染空气
- Industrial emissions pollute the air, causing health problems.
(工业排放污染空气,造成健康问题。)
- Industrial emissions pollute the air, causing health problems.
- pollute the mind — 污染思想
- He argued that social media pollutes the mind of young people.
(他认为社交媒体污染了年轻人的思想。)
- He argued that social media pollutes the mind of young people.
4. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 适用场景 |
---|---|---|
contaminate | 污染,弄脏(多指有害物质的污染) | 强调有害物质的污染 |
taint | 使污染,玷污(指使品质或道德受损) | 强调道德或品质的污染 |
defile | 污染,亵渎(常用于较正式或文学的语境) | 通常指污染精神或文化 |
dirty | 弄脏,弄脏(更为日常的表达) | 强调物理的脏污 |
corrupt | 腐化,堕落(强调道德上的腐化) | 通常指精神或道德的堕落 |
5. 总结
- pollute 是指污染环境、空气、水源等,也可以用来表示对思想、文化或名声的污染。
- 常见搭配包括 pollute the environment(污染环境),pollute the water(污染水源),pollute the air(污染空气),pollute the mind(污染思想)。