pollute /pəˈluːt/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (polluting,polluted,pollutes)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. 污染

  例：

  Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals.

  重工业排放的有毒化学物质污染着我们的河流。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） polluted 受污染的

  例：

  The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.

  警方已经警告本市居民不要在那条被污染的河里游泳。