contamination

英 [kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  污染; 污秽; (语言的)交感; (文章,故事等的)混合

复数：contaminations　

CET6TOEFL化学

BNC.8108 / COCA.6525

柯林斯词典

• VERB 污染;弄脏
  If somethingis contaminated bydirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
  1. Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
     北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
  2. ...vast tracts of empty land, much of it contaminated by years of army activity.
     大片撂荒的土地，其中大部分由于经年累月的战火而受到了污染

英英释义

noun

• the act of contaminating or polluting
  Synonym:pollution
• the state of being contaminated
  Synonym:taint
• a substance that contaminates
  Synonym:contaminant

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