| 词汇 | pollution |
| 释义 | pollution noun[ U ] uk /pəˈluː.ʃən/ us /pəˈluː.ʃən/ B1 damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste: 污染 air/water pollution空气／水污染 The manifesto includes tough measures to tackle road congestion and environmental pollution.宣言包括了解决道路堵塞和环境污染的强硬措施。 The company claims it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution.汽车尾气是造成城市污染的主要原因。 The once azure skies of Athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution.由于大气污染，雅典曾经蔚蓝的天空已经面目全非。 The survey shows a link between asthma and air pollution.调查表明哮喘病与大气污染有关。 Stricter controls on air pollution would help to reduce acid rain.加强对空气污染的控制将会有助于减少酸雨。 Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation deforestation dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom rewilding runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Dirt & untidiness pollution | American Dictionarypollution noun[ U ] us/pəˈlu·ʃən/ the act of polluting, or the substances that pollute: air pollution Pollution from the factory could be contaminating nearby wells. pollution | Business Englishpollution noun[ U ] ENVIRONMENTuk /pəˈluːʃən/us damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste: air/water pollution It is the biggest environmental pollution incident in the history of the country. the harmful substances that cause damage to water, the air, etc.: New research found that industrial pollution goes high in the atmosphere and travels far. Examples of pollutionpollution The following two examples outline cases where the gross pollution function does not exhibit constant returns to scale. In regions with higher pollution levy rates, firms tend to have lower pollution intensity. In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus. As industrial production has fallen so have associated negative externalities, leading to reductions in air, water, soil, and noise pollution. The theory of pollution havens is straightforward; however, empirical evidence for their existence is mixed. It is also not unique in suffering high levels of air and water pollution and facing severe threats to its biological resources. We have shown how pollution taxes on both goods can affect factor returns, goods' prices, urban unemployment, and social welfare for the economy. An interesting question is how the inclusion of corruption affects the per capita income levels at which pollution levels attain their maximum. The pollution-reducing effect of higher income therefore starts at lower income levels than in the case where corruption is explicitly included. In this specification, corruption is significant at least at the 5.5 per cent level for all ambient pollution indicators except phosphorus. The two types of effect of corruption on pollution may differ in sign. However, even if corruption reduces pollution via its effect on income, this indirect effect is invariably dominated by the direct effect. This would avoid costly local forms of resistance, not to mention the deferring of industrial pollution or forest degradation to future generations. The working time for the pollution reports has decreased since its introduction. The implications of restricting use of fertilizer nitrogen for the productivity of arable crops, their profitability and potential pollution by nitrate. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withpollutionpollutionThese are words often used in combination with pollution. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. amount of pollution Cost-benefit analysis seeks to find the "optimal" amountofpollution; the alternative approach is to seek to minimise pollution. atmospheric pollution Hence, he started to carry out research that could be applied to such environmental problems as degradation of monuments due to atmosphericpollution. chemical pollution Chemical pollution has had serious effects on aquatic ecosystems over the past 50 or more years. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with pollution |
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