Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense pollutes, present participle polluting, past tense, past participle polluted
VERB 污染;弄脏 To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. 污染;弄脏
Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. [VERB noun]
重工业产生的有毒化学品会污染我们的河流。
A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the Irish Sea. [VERB noun]