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contaminated 是什么意思?

contaminated 是一个形容词,意思是“被污染的”或“受污染的”。它通常用来描述某种物质、环境或物品受到有害或不洁的东西影响,失去了原本的纯净状态。
例句:
- The water in the river is contaminated with chemicals.
(河里的水被化学物质污染了。)
- The food was found to be contaminated with bacteria.
(食物被发现含有细菌。)
词源解析:
“contaminate” 意思是“使污染”,加上后缀 “-ed” 变成过去分词形式,表示“已经被污染的状态”。
常见搭配:
- contaminated water(受污染的水)
- contaminated soil(受污染的土壤)
- contaminated food(受污染的食物)
口语表达:
在日常生活中,我们可以说:
- “这瓶水看起来有点脏。”(This bottle of water looks a bit dirty.)
- “别喝那杯咖啡,它可能被污染了。”(Don't drink that coffee, it might be contaminated.)
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