contaminate
vt.污染(defile, pollute)
The department of Resources notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated.
資源部通知鎮(zhèn)議會(huì)水源被污染了。
pollute
vt.污染(contaminate, defile)
Rivers in the neighbourhood were polluted by the chemical wastes from the factories.
附近的河流被工廠排出的化學(xué)廢棄物污染了。
taint
v.感染;使腐壞 n.污點(diǎn)
The meat was tainted.
肉壞了。
purify
vt.使純凈(cleanse) v.凈化
This salt has been purified for use in medicine.
鹽凈化后用于醫(yī)學(xué)。
pollutant
n.污染物質(zhì)
ecosystem
n.生態(tài)系統(tǒng)
noxious
adj.有害的,有毒的(poisonous, toxie)
The room is full of noxious fumes.
房間充滿了有毒氣體。
toxic
adj.有毒的,中毒的(noxious, poisonous)
lethal
adj.致命的(fatal)
venomous
adj.有毒的,分泌毒液的
The government announced that friuts produced in the region was contaminated and thus all the fruits become venomous.
政府宣稱該地區(qū)生產(chǎn)的水果被污染了,因此所有的水果都是有毒的。
deteriorate
v.(使)惡化
The water in the catchment has deteriorated in the last month.
該流域的水從上個(gè)月就惡化了。
pernicious
adj.有害的
decibel
n.分貝
hazardous
adj.危險(xiǎn)的(noxious)
effluent
n.流出物;排水道,排水渠;污水
Dangerous effluent from some chemical plants is being poured into the river through the town.
一些化學(xué)工廠排出的有害廢水正流入穿過城市的河流里。