c. 1400, "rendered impure or unclean," past participle adjective from pollute (v.). Meaning "drunk" is from 1912, American English slang; ecological sense is from 1888.
实用例句
1. It is probably the most polluted body of water in the world.
这很可能是世界上受污染最严重的一片水域。
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2. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.
被污染的废物经常被随意倒掉，周边土地因此而变得很贫瘠。
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3. But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
但这似乎是一潭死水：受了污染而且恶臭无比。
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4. Polluted water lessens crop yields.
受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。
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5. A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
