"befouled" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 弄髒
• 污染

Definition

使某物變髒或污染，特別是本來很乾淨或純淨的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式用語，常出現在文學或環保議題。帶有強烈（物質或道德）污染色彩。常與“水”、“名譽”、“空氣”等詞連用。口語中不常用。

Examples

The river was befouled by the factory’s waste.

這條河被工廠的廢物**弄髒**了。

Her white dress was befouled after she fell in the mud.

她的白裙子在摔進泥裡後被**弄髒**了。

The air became befouled from the burning garbage.

空氣因焚燒垃圾而被**污染**。

Over the years, tourists befouled the once-pristine beach.

多年下來，遊客們把原本潔淨的海灘**弄髒**了。

He realized too late that his anger had befouled his reputation.

他太晚才發現自己的憤怒**玷污**了他的名聲。

Centuries of war had befouled the once-beautiful city.

幾個世紀的戰爭讓這座美麗的城市**變得骯髒**。