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contaminate

/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ 动词 B2

中文: 污染、弄脏、感染

  1. To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. (transitive) · This water is contaminated. It isn't safe to drink.
  2. To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. (transitive)
  3. To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. (transitive) · Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly.
  4. To infect, usually of a deadly virus. (transitive)

He/she/it contaminates · 过去式 contaminated · 过去分词 contaminated · -ing形式 contaminating

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Consequently, modern investigative protocols increasingly emphasize the necessity of open-ended questioning to avoid inadvertently contaminating a witness's fragile mental record.
《The Unreliable Witness》,第1页 · C2
More importantly, the systematic removal of contaminated water from the immediate vicinity of the populace drastically reduced the widespread transmission of devastating waterborne diseases.
《The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis》,第1页 · C2

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