to contaminate
01
污染, 传染
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
Transitive: to contaminate sth
例子
The factory 's discharge pipes contaminated the river with toxic chemicals.
工厂的排放管用有毒化学物质污染了河流。
Careless waste disposal practices can contaminate groundwater with hazardous substances.
粗心的废物处理做法可能会用有害物质污染地下水。
02
污染, 弄脏
to make something radioactive by introducing radioactive material into it
Transitive: to contaminate sth
例子
The lab worker accidentally contaminated the samples with radioactive isotopes.
实验室工作人员不小心用放射性同位体污染了样本。
The site was contaminated after the nuclear accident.
核事故后，该地点被污染了。
词汇树
contaminated
contaminating
contamination
contaminate
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