| 词汇 | contamination |
| 释义 | contamination noun[ U ] uk /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances : 弄脏，污染;玷污 The water supply is being tested for contamination .供水系统正在接受污染测试。 The police immediately sealed off the crime scene to prevent contamination of evidence.警方立即封锁了犯罪现场，以免污染证据。 See contaminate The cause of the contamination was never discovered. The contamination has spread to tap water in Tokyo. The company is investigating the extent of soil and groundwater contamination and plans to clean it up. Dirt & untidiness bloodstain clutter contaminant crud daub grime grunge gunge gunk guttersnipe muck pollutant polluter scrappiness scruff shambles slime slob slovenliness smear Collocations withcontaminationcontaminationThese are words often used in combination with contamination. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. asbestos contamination In part, the problem with his war pension resulted because of asbestos contamination in the storerooms in which the records were kept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 bacterial contamination All procedures were performed in highly sterile conditions to avoid bacterial contamination. biological contamination A new and more alarming problem has arisen alongside this, concerning the increased production of genetically modified foods, and that is biological contamination. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English 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 contamination |
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