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第三人称
contaminates
现在进行时
contaminating
过去式
contaminated
过去完成时
contaminated
1
污染, 传染
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
及物动词
- The factory's discharge pipes contaminated the river with toxic chemicals.
工厂的排放管用有毒化学物质污染了河流。
- Careless waste disposal practices can contaminate groundwater with hazardous substances.
粗心的废物处理做法可能会用有害物质污染地下水。
- Food can be contaminated if not stored properly or if handled in unsanitary conditions.
如果储存不当或在卫生条件差的情况下处理，食物可能会被污染。
- Air pollution from industrial emissions can contaminate the atmosphere with harmful gases.
工业排放造成的空气污染可能会用有害气体污染大气。
- Oil spills can contaminate beaches and marine ecosystems, causing extensive environmental damage.
石油泄漏会污染海滩和海洋生态系统，造成广泛的环境破坏。
2
污染, 弄脏
to make something radioactive by introducing radioactive material into it
及物动词
- The lab worker accidentally contaminated the samples with radioactive isotopes.
实验室工作人员不小心用放射性同位体污染了样本。
- The site was contaminated after the nuclear accident.
核事故后，该地点被污染了。
- They discovered that the soil was contaminated with radioactive waste.
他们发现土壤被放射性废物污染了。
- The radioactive leak contaminated the surrounding environment.
放射性泄漏污染了周围的环境。
- After the test, the equipment was found to be contaminated with radioactive substances.
测试后，发现设备被放射性物质污染了。
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