c. 1400, "rendered impure or unclean," past participle adjective from pollute (v.). Meaning "drunk" is from 1912, American English slang; ecological sense is from 1888.
雙語例句
1. It is probably the most polluted body of water in the world.
這很可能是世界上受污染最嚴(yán)重的一片水域。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.
被污染的廢物經(jīng)常被隨意倒掉，周邊土地因此而變得很貧瘠。
來自柯林斯例句
3. But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
但這似乎是一潭死水：受了污染而且惡臭無比。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Polluted water lessens crop yields.
受污染的水源會降低農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.