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Polluted Meaning in English

word · lemma: pollute

pəˈɫutɪd
puh-LOO-tid
pəlˈuːtɪd
puh-LOO-tid

释义

Made dirty or unsafe by harmful substances, especially relating to air, water, or land.

用法与细微差别

'Polluted' is formal or neutral and commonly used with 'air', 'water', 'rivers', 'city', and 'environment'. It usually refers to harmful chemicals or waste, not just dirt. Don't confuse with 'dirty', which means only physically unclean.

例句

The river is polluted.

basic

Many cities have polluted air.

basic

Fish can't live in polluted water.

basic

It's hard to breathe when the air gets really polluted.

natural

The beach was so polluted that nobody wanted to swim there.

natural

After the factory opened, the lake quickly became polluted.

natural