pollution

英 [pəˈluːʃn]

美 [pəˈluːʃn]

n. 污染; 玷污; 弄脏; 污染物; 秽物; 垃圾; 噪音污染; (夜间扰人的)强烈灯光

复数：pollutions　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2147 / COCA.2913

牛津词典

noun

污染；玷污；弄脏
the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty
1. air/water pollution
  空气 / 水污染
2. to reduce levels of environmental pollution
  降低环境污染的程度
污染物；秽物；垃圾
substances that make air, water, soil, etc. dirty
1. beaches covered with pollution
  秽物狼藉的海滩
噪音污染；（夜间扰人的）强烈灯光
harmful or annoying levels of noise, or of artificial light at night

N-UNCOUNT （尤指有毒化学品造成的）污染
Pollutionis the process of polluting water, air, or land, especially with poisonous chemicals.
1. The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants...
  罚款是因该公司对厂房周边空气造成了污染。
2. Recycling also helps control environmental pollution by reducing the need for waste dumps.
  对废弃物的回收利用能够减少对垃圾场的需求，从而也有助于控制环境污染。
N-UNCOUNT 污染物
Pollutionis poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air, or land somewhere.
1. The level of pollution in the river was falling.
  这条河中的污染物水平在下降。

noun

the act of contaminating or polluting
Synonym:contamination
the state of being polluted
Synonym:befoulmentdefilement
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

They alert the public to the need for pollution control.
他们提醒公众注意控制污染的必要性。
If we recycled more waste, we wouldn't need to produce so much and there wouldn't be so much pollution.
假如我们更多地收旧利废，我们就不必生产这么多，也就不会有这么严重的污染。
The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
大气污染程度超出了普遍认可的标准10倍或更多。
The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution
政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。
Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds
石油污染是造成海鸟死亡最常见的原因。
Pollution can aggravate asthma.
污染会使气喘加重。
Avoid environmental hazards such as radon, asbestos and air pollution.
避免环境危害，减少对氡、石棉和大气污染的接触。
Cars cause pollution, both smog and acid rain.
汽车造成的污染既有烟雾也有酸雨。
They say gas guzzlers are contributing to air pollution.
他们说高耗油汽车是造成空气污染的原因之一。
Recycling also helps control environmental pollution by reducing the need for waste dumps.
对废弃物的回收利用能够减少对垃圾场的需求，从而也有助于控制环境污染。