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英语六级高频词汇复习笔记(08)

2011-05-11来源:和谐英语
6. contaminate v. 污染;弄脏

contaminate跟pollute相比更书面化,为新闻常用语,表示化学物质、放射物等的污染。形容词形式是contaminative。

She is always worrying that the water is being contaminated by nuclear radiation.

她总是担心水被核辐射所污染。