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单词 pollution
释义
pollution
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈluː.ʃən/us
/pəˈluː.ʃən/
B1
damagecausedtowater,air, etc. byharmfulsubstancesorwaste:
污染
air/waterpollution空气／水污染
Themanifestoincludestoughmeasurestotackleroadcongestionandenvironmentalpollution.宣言包括了解决道路堵塞和环境污染的强硬措施。
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  • Thecompanyclaimsit is notresponsiblefor the pollution in theriver.
  • Carexhaustis themainreasonfor the city's pollution.
  • Theonceazureskies of Athens have beenruinedbyatmosphericpollution.
  • Thesurveyshowsalinkbetweenasthmaandairpollution.
  • Strictercontrolsonairpollution wouldhelptoreduceacidrain.
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(Definition ofpollutionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pollution| American Dictionary

pollution
noun[U]
us
/pəˈlu·ʃən/
theactofpolluting, or thesubstancesthatpollute:
airpollution
Pollution from thefactorycould becontaminatingnearbywells.
(Definition ofpollutionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pollution| Business English

pollution
noun[U]
ENVIRONMENT
uk
/pəˈluːʃən/us
damagecausedtowater,air, etc. byharmfulsubstancesorwaste:
air/waterpollution
It is thebiggestenvironmentalpollutionincidentin thehistoryof thecountry.
theharmfulsubstancesthatcausedamagetowater, theair, etc.:
Newresearchfoundthatindustrialpollutiongoes high in theatmosphereandtravelsfar.
(Definition ofpollutionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpollution

pollution
The following two examples outline cases where the grosspollutionfunction does not exhibit constant returns to scale.
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In regions with higherpollutionlevy rates, firms tend to have lowerpollutionintensity.
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In many developing countries,pollutioncontrol regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
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As industrial production has fallen so have associated negative externalities, leading to reductions in air, water, soil, and noisepollution.
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The theory ofpollutionhavens is straightforward; however, empirical evidence for their existence is mixed.
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It is also not unique in suffering high levels of air and waterpollutionand facing severe threats to its biological resources.
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Over two-thirds of urban airpollutionis generated by transportation, while virtually all the remainder are due to other petroleum-using activities.
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We have shown howpollutiontaxes on both goods can affect factor returns, goods' prices, urban unemployment, and social welfare for the economy.
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An interesting question is how the inclusion of corruption affects the per capita income levels at whichpollutionlevels attain their maximum.
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Thepollution-reducing effect of higher income therefore starts at lower income levels than in the case where corruption is explicitly included.
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In this specification, corruption is significant at least at the 5.5 per cent level for all ambientpollutionindicators except phosphorus.
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The two types of effect of corruption onpollutionmay differ in sign.
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However, even if corruption reducespollutionvia its effect on income, this indirect effect is invariably dominated by the direct effect.
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This would avoid costly local forms of resistance, not to mention the deferring of industrialpollutionor forest degradation to future generations.
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The working time for thepollutionreports has decreased since its introduction.
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Collocationswithpollution

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These are words often used in combination withpollution.

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amount of pollution
Cost-benefit analysis seeks to find the "optimal"amountofpollution; the alternative approach is to seek to minimise pollution.
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atmospheric pollution
Hence, he started to carry out research that could be applied to such environmental problems as degradation of monuments due toatmosphericpollution.
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chemical pollution
Chemical pollution has had serious effects on aquatic ecosystems over the past 50 or more years.
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