"contamination" in Chinese (Simplified)
污染
Definition
本不应该在此处出现的有害或不需要的物质的存在，比如食物、水或环境中的脏东西或有害物质。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“contamination”多用于正式、科学、医学和环境领域。常见搭配有“water contamination”“food contamination”等。注意和“pollution”区分，后者更泛指环境污染。
Examples
The factory caused contamination of the river.
工厂造成了河流的**污染**。
Contamination in food can make people sick.
食物中的**污染**可能让人生病。
They are testing the water for contamination.
他们正在检测水中的**污染**。
People are worried about chemical contamination after the accident.
事故后人们担心化学**污染**。
Even a small amount of contamination can ruin the lab results.
即使极少量的**污染**也会毁掉实验结果。
Experts are studying the spread of contamination in the soil.
专家正在研究土壤**污染**的扩散。