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"befouled" in Chinese (Simplified)

弄脏污染

Definition

使某物变脏或污染,尤其是原本干净或纯净的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式用词,常见于文学或环保语境。含有强烈的‘污染’或‘玷污’(物理或比喻)含义。常与“水”、“名誉”、“空气”等搭配。日常对话中很少使用。

Examples

The river was befouled by the factory’s waste.

这条河被工厂的废物**弄脏**了。

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

她的白裙子在摔进泥里后被**弄脏**了。

The air became befouled from the burning garbage.

空气因焚烧垃圾而被**污染**。

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

多年下来,游客们把原本洁净的海滩**弄脏**了。

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

他太晚才发现自己的愤怒**玷污**了他的名誉。

Centuries of war had befouled the once-beautiful city.

几个世纪的战争让这座美丽的城市**变得肮脏**。