"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**。