"pollutes" in Chinese (Simplified)
污染
Definition
通过加入有害物质使空气、水或土地变脏或不安全。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用来指对环境的有害影响，如“工厂污染空气”。在正式、科学和新闻报道中常见。主语可以是人、公司或机器。要区分于“contaminate”，后者还可指食物等。
Examples
The trash from the factory pollutes the river.
工厂的垃圾**污染**了河流。
Smoke from cars pollutes the air in the city.
汽车的尾气**污染**了城市的空气。
Plastic pollutes the ocean and harms animals.
塑料**污染**了海洋并伤害动物。
Even a small leak from a boat pollutes the lake for years.
即使船只小小的泄漏也会让湖泊**污染**多年。
Too much fertilizer on farms pollutes nearby water supplies.
农场里过多的化肥**污染**了附近的水源。
He doesn’t realize that pouring oil down the drain pollutes the whole neighborhood.
他没意识到把油倒进下水道会让整个社区**污染**。