contaminate

contaminate
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作be contaminated)make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
    使不纯;污染;弄脏;毒害
    the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity.
    发现此地受放射性污染。
    the entertainment industry is able to contaminate the mind of the public.
    娱乐业能毒害公众的思想。
    [as adj. contaminated]contaminated blood products.
    受污染的血液制品。
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contaminant
noun
contamination
noun
contaminator
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin contaminat- 'made impure', from the verb contaminare, from contamen 'contact, pollution', from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'
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