contaminated
adjective
uk/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/us/kənˈtæm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/poisonousor notpure:
受污染的Theinfectionwasprobablycausedbyswimmingin contaminatedwater/watercontaminatedwithsewage.这种感染可能是由于在受污染的水/受污水污染的水中游泳而引起的。
Theviruscan betransmittedbyfoodcontainingcontaminatedmeat.这种病毒可以通过含有受污染肉类的食物传播。
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contaminate
not clean
- dirtyThis shirt is dirty.
- filthyWash your hands before dinner - they're filthy!
- scruffyHe's the typical scruffy student.
- messyBen's bedroom is always really messy.
- grimyDon't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel!
- The floodwater couldbecomecontaminated withsewage.
- This contaminatedlandbecamethesiteofhomes,schools, andshops.
- Heavily contaminatedsoilcan bereturnedtohealthysoilthat cansupportplantlife.
Dirty & untidy
- -stained
- all over the placeidiom
- Augean
- bedraggled
- besmeared
- bespattered
- bloodied
- insalubrious
- insanitary
- mangy
- manky
- messily
- messy
- mucky
- polluted
- sordid
- sordidly
- sordidness
- squalid
- straggly