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pollute sth
Factories pollute the air.
工厂污染空气。
污染，弄脏，玷污
pollutes — third person singular of pollute
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
污染，弄脏，玷污
make impure or unclean, especially by adding harmful substances
Factories pollute the air.
工厂污染空气。
使某物有害,尤其是通过添加不需要的物质
To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
使某物或某地不适合某种活动,尤其是通过引入不自然的因素
To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
腐化或亵渎
To corrupt or profane
性侵犯；堕落；羞辱
To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
pollute
Base
原形
pollutes
3rd person
第三人称单数
polluting
-ing
现在分词
polluted
Past
过去式
polluted
Past participle
过去分词
Factories pollute the air.
工厂污染空气。
The oil spill polluted the beach.
石油泄漏污染了海滩。
Human activities have polluted many rivers.
人类活动污染了许多河流。
及物动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
Factories often pollute the air with smoke.
工厂经常用烟雾污染空气。
The river was polluted by chemical waste.
这条河被化学废物污染了。
We should avoid polluting the environment.
我们应该避免污染环境。
Factories pollute the air.
工厂污染空气。
with后接污染源。
The oil spill polluted the beach with toxic waste.
石油泄漏用有毒废物污染了海滩。
被动语态强调受污染的对象。
The lake was polluted by industrial waste.
这个湖被工业废物污染了。
Not this
The factory pollutes to the river.
Use this
The factory pollutes the river.
pollute 是及物动词，后直接接宾语，不需要介词 to。
Not this
The air pollutes.
Use this
The air is polluted.
pollute 是及物动词，若无宾语需用被动语态表示被污染的状态。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
污染环境
Factories pollute the environment with waste.
工厂用废弃物污染环境。
污染空气
Vehicle emissions pollute the air in cities.
车辆排放物污染城市空气。
污染水源
Chemical spills pollute water sources.
化学泄漏污染水源。
污染土壤
Improper disposal of batteries can pollute the soil.
电池处理不当会污染土壤。
污染心灵
Violent movies may pollute the minds of young viewers.
暴力电影可能污染年轻观众的心灵。
污染环境
Factories that pollute the environment should be fined heavily.
污染环境的工厂应该被重罚。
毒害某人的思想
Violent movies can pollute young minds.
暴力电影会毒害年轻人的思想。
破坏气氛
His rude comments polluted the atmosphere of the party.
他粗鲁的评论破坏了派对的气氛。
我替树木说话。他们说你在污染空气，污染海洋。
Polluting the air and sea is a major theme in The Lorax.
污染空气和海洋是《罗勒斯》的主要主题。
我们污染空气，我们污染海洋，我们用有毒废物污染土地。
In the Simpsons episode, they sing about how they pollute everything.
在《辛普森一家》的那一集中，他们唱着如何污染一切。
Use pollutes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一下，把脏东西倒进水里（pollute），水就“破”了（谐音“破lut”，水污染破裂），变得不干净了。
语域：formal 常见场景：environmental science、legal regulation 通常用于正式文体，如环境科学和法律领域。
及物动词，后接宾语，如 pollute the environment。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.