"pollutes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 污染

Definition

透過加入有害物質使空氣、水或土地變髒或不安全。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於指環境污染，如“工廠污染空氣”。常見於正式、科學或新聞語境。主詞可以是人、公司或機器。請注意與“contaminate”區別，後者範圍更廣，也指食品等。

Examples

The trash from the factory pollutes the river.

工廠的垃圾**污染**了河流。

Smoke from cars pollutes the air in the city.

汽車的廢氣**污染**了城市的空氣。

Plastic pollutes the ocean and harms animals.

塑膠**污染**了海洋並傷害動物。

Even a small leak from a boat pollutes the lake for years.

即使船隻有一點點漏油也可能讓湖泊**污染**多年。

Too much fertilizer on farms pollutes nearby water supplies.

農場使用過多的肥料會**污染**附近的水源。

He doesn’t realize that pouring oil down the drain pollutes the whole neighborhood.

他沒有意識到把油倒進水槽會讓整個社區**污染**。