contaminate
contaminate 英 [kənˈtæmɪneɪt] 美 [kənˈtæməˌnet]
vt. 污染，弄脏
进行时:contaminating 过去式:contaminated 过去分词:contaminated 第三人称单数:contaminates 名词复数:contaminates
- The verb contaminate means the same as pollute. Whether it’s food, air, or water, when you contaminate something, you make it impure or hazardous.
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- vt. 污染，弄脏
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1. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic fungal toxins that can contaminate corn, peanuts and other food crops such as tree nuts under certain conditions.
黄曲霉毒素是致癌的真菌毒素，可在某些条件下污染玉米、花生及其他粮食作物，如树坚果。
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2. Phones and computers contain dangerous metals like lead, cadmium and mercury, which can contaminate the air and water when those products are dumped.
手机和电脑含有像铅、镉和汞这样的有毒金属，这些产品在被抛弃后，会同时污染着水和空气。
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3. Critics fear that fracking can contaminate ground and surface water or even cause gas to leak into domestic water supplies.
评论家认为这种致裂法会污染地下水和地表水，甚至导致天然气泄漏到民用给水中。
- contaminate (v.) early 15c., "infect with a disease, defile," from Latin contaminatus, past participle of contaminare "to defile, to corrupt, to deteriorate by mingling," originally "to bring into contact," from contamen "contact; pollution," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + *tag-, base of tangere "to touch" (from PIE root *tag- "to touch, handle"). Related: Contaminant (1934).
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