polluting
present participle ofpollute
| 单词 | polluting |
| 释义 | polluting present participle ofpollute pollute verb[T] uk/pəˈluːt/us/pəˈluːt/B2 to make anareaorsubstance, usuallyair,water, orsoil,dirtyorharmfultopeople,animals, andplants,especiallybyaddingharmfulchemicals: Thepesticidesused on manyfarmsare polluting thewatersupply. We won'tinvestin anycompanythat pollutes theenvironment. figurativeManycomplainthatbroadcasterspollute theairwaveswithsensationalismandsleaze. Synonyms contaminate foul Opposite decontaminate
Environmental issues
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things dirty & untidy Examplesofpollutingpolluting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The 'frivolous' or even 'polluting' connotations of the naked body were perceived as a threat to the sanctity of the most important national monument. From theCambridge English Corpus Option values are attached to the three possibilities: to stop emissions temporarily, to exit entirely and to re-startpolluting(for an 'entry fee'). From theCambridge English Corpus The respondents shared deep concerns about the long-lastingpollutingeffects caused by deforestation, industry, vehicles and the use of chemical inputs in agriculture. From theCambridge English Corpus However, intensities are also affected by changing prices of (or taxes on)pollutinginputs into the production process. From theCambridge English Corpus This is straightforward because they are heavilypollutingfirms. From theCambridge English Corpus The realized pollution is determined jointly by the demand forpollutingrights or environmental absorption capacity and the supply of these rights. From theCambridge English Corpus What combination of instruments will be used depends on the elasticity of demand for thepollutinggood and the relative costs of options. From theCambridge English Corpus This suggests that a developing economy, because of flexible rural wages, may have a comparative advantage in a lesspollutingrural good. From theCambridge English Corpus This result would be against the traditional finding that developing countries tend to have comparative advantage in morepollutinggoods. From theCambridge English Corpus When we consider the toxicity factor, it appears that among the above-mentioned sectors only 3511, 3512, 3710, and 3720 remain as the highestpollutingindustries. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition,pollutingassets can be retrofitted, or retired early. From theCambridge English Corpus This is more plausible when we relax the assumption of competition, and allow for collusion over research strategies between small numbers ofpollutingfirms. From theCambridge English Corpus As shown in section 4, when thepollutingindustry is import-competing (export), preferential liberalization by the partner country has an additional positive (negative) impact. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, the results hinge upon whether thepollutingindustry is import-competing or not. From theCambridge English Corpus The parameter a can be interpreted as a technology index describing howpollutinga given technology is. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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