contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances
污染
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the explosion polluted the town with dioxin 爆炸给这个镇造成了二恶英污染
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[as adj.](
polluted )the Mersey is one of Europe's most polluted rivers .默西河是欧洲污染最严重的河流之一。
〈喻〉 玷污,败坏
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a society polluted by racism .被种族主义玷污的社会。
"late Middle English: from Latin