con.tam.i.nate
v.tr.(及物动词)con.tam.i.nated,con.tam.i.nat.ing,con.tam.i.nates To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.污染:通过接触或混合使…不纯净或不洁净To expose to or permeate with radioactivity.使…处于放射之下或受放射性污染adj.(形容词)
Contaminated.被污染的
来源:Middle English contaminaten 中古英语 contaminaten from Latin cont3min3re cont3min3t- * see tag- 源自 拉丁语 cont3min3re cont3min3t- *参见 tag-
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contam.ina.tive
adj.(形容词)contam.ina.tor
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>contaminate,befoul,foul,poison,pollute,taint同义词>The central meaning shared by these verbs is .to make dirty or impure.: 这些动词所共有的中心意思是.使…变脏或不纯净.: 例句:a contaminated reservoir;被污染的水库;
例句:shoes that were befouled with mud;沾满淤泥的鞋子;
例句:noxious fumes that foul the air;污染空气的毒烟;
例句:chemicals poisoning the lake;污染湖泊的化学物质;
例句:polluted streams;被污染的河流;
例句:food that had been tainted through improper storage. 因贮存不当而腐坏的食物
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