decontaminating
present participle ofdecontaminate
| 单词 | decontaminating |
| 释义 | decontaminating present participle ofdecontaminate decontaminate verb[T] uk/ˌdiː.kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/us/ˌdiː.kənˈtæm.ə.neɪt/toremovedangeroussubstancesfrom something: Estimates of theamountofmoneyneededto decontaminate theheavilypollutedchemicalinstallationsvary. Opposites contaminate pollute to make something clean
Environmental issues
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cleaning generally Examplesofdecontaminatingdecontaminating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Effective methods fordecontaminatingwhole and cut melons have not been identified. From theCambridge English Corpus While there is no ongoingdecontaminatingeffect by water alone once the boots are out of a water bath, the ongoing effect of a disinfectant is significant. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not think that there are any problems withdecontaminatingsome land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The site was heavily contaminated and the cost of clearing anddecontaminatingit had always prevented development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A subsidy such as the greenfield development levy could be used to cross-subsidise the cost ofdecontaminatingsuch sites to bring them into use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also the massive costs of cleaning up anddecontaminatingsuch heavily used sites, which have seen nearly a century of steel making. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost ofdecontaminatingbrownfield land made available for housebuilding is borne by the developer in the overall costs of the development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where a greenfield site is developed as a last resort, a tax should be paid to meet the extra costs associated withdecontaminatingbrownfield sites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The experiments are designed to develop a method of administering adecontaminatingagent to humans by inhalation instead of injection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, the private sector was not prepared to take on the huge cost ofdecontaminatingthe site. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So far scientists have been unable to find any means ofdecontaminatingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulty withdecontaminatingmilitary platforms is that they all have moving parts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No future developers will want to meet the cost ofdecontaminatingthe sites fully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There would be problems for the shipping companies—decontaminatingshipping is extremely complex. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Investments in public transport, investments indecontaminatingbuildings and investments in distant heating networks reduce climate damage and our dependence on oil. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English 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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