| 单词 | contaminate |
| 释义 | contaminate verb[T] uk/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/us/kənˈtæm.ə.neɪt/to make something lesspureor make itpoisonous: 污染；弄脏；毒害Much of thecoasthas been contaminated bynuclearwaste.大部分海岸已受到核废料污染。 Thefoodwhich had been contaminated wasdestroyed.受污染的食物已被销毁了。 Synonym pollute Opposite decontaminate Making things dirty & untidy
contaminate| American Dictionarycontaminate verb[T] us/kənˈtæm·əˌneɪt/to make something lesspureor make itpoisonous: Thediseasecan becausedby avarietyofviruses,bacteria, and othersmallorganismsthat contaminatefoodorwater. contaminatedadjectiveus/kənˈtæm·əˌneɪ·t̬ɪd/ contaminatedwater contaminationnoun[U]us/kənˌtæm·əˈneɪ·ʃən/ Wediscoveredlead(=soft,graymetal)contamination in thepaint. contaminate| Business Englishcontaminate verb[T] ENVIRONMENTuk/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/usto make something lesspureor make itpoisonous: Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthat 10% offarmlandhas beendestroyedbypollutionand thatheavymetalscontaminate 12 milliontonsofgrainayear. There arefearsthatexportedproductscould contaminatefoodsuppliesabroad. contaminationnoun[U] Thereportconcludedthatbacterialcontamination at thefactorycouldoccurnomatterwhattechnologywas being used. Examplesofcontaminatecontaminate These are, however, very clearly visible in the photographic record when present and it is apparent when they are contaminating the record. From theCambridge English Corpus The difference in the prevalence rates between different districts could be due to differences in hygiene practices, like drinking contaminated water and open defecation. From theCambridge English Corpus The close association of most contaminated sites with research stations has both advantages and disadvantages with respect to the logistics of clean up. From theCambridge English Corpus For such a thought, like prayer, is easily contaminated by greed, obsessions, fears and self-destructive impulses. From theCambridge English Corpus These activities couldcontaminatethe water body and disturb the water column, microbial communities, and sediments. From theCambridge English Corpus The working hypothesis was that primary sporadic cases resulted from exposure to foods originating from, or contaminated by foods produced at a single food premises. From theCambridge English Corpus If, in an outbreak, the vehicle is heavily contaminated, the important determinant of illness is whether a subject ate the contaminated food. From theCambridge English Corpus Had this approach not been used contaminated food may have continued to be distributed. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a significant reduction in hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments as the distance from the assumed hydrocarbon sources (contaminated sites located uphill) increases. From theCambridge English Corpus Faecal egg counts from 2002 tracer lambs showed that all four paddocks were contaminated with nematode parasites. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, through irrigation, the microorganisms present in the water cancontaminatecrops, then pass into the food chain and eventually infect humans. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, the spray or sprinkler irrigation produces bioaerosol, which cancontaminatethe crops that are likely to be eaten uncooked. From theCambridge English Corpus The second model involves derivation of the melts from a depleted lithospheric mantle source which was contaminated by subduction components. From theCambridge English Corpus It can easily be contaminated, and the intravenous bag of methadone is relatively unstable and needs to be changed frequently. From theCambridge English Corpus Paradoxically - as the unwritability topos suggests - only writing can keep literacy, and women, from contaminating the battlefield. 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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