contaminating

contaminating — verb

1. putting dirty or harmful material into something so it becomes unsafe, unclean,

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

putting dirty or harmful material into something so it becomes unsafe, unclean, or no longer fit to use

例句

Aylin's dirty gloves were contaminating the sandwiches at the school fair.

subject causing harm + direct object

Smoke from the fire was contaminating the water tanks behind the houses.

progressive: be contaminating + object

同義詞
  • polluting

    is more usual for damage to air, water, land, or the wider environment

  • tainting

    can be less technical and may also describe a slight bad effect

  • infecting

    is narrower and mainly used when germs spread to living things or wounds

  • poisoning

    is stronger and stresses toxic danger

反義詞
  • cleaning

    focuses on removing dirt or harmful matter

  • purifying

    is more formal and stresses making something safe again

  • decontaminating

    specifically means removing harmful material from a place or object

文法句型

be contaminating something

keep contaminating something

be contaminating something with something

something is contaminating something

用法筆記

Often appears in reports about food safety, health, science, or public safety. The thing being harmed is usually the direct object, while the source of the harm is named as the subject or after 'with'.

常見錯誤

❌The oil is contaminating in the river.
✅The oil is contaminating the river.
💡contaminating usually takes the affected thing as a direct object.
❌The water is contaminating by the dead fish.
✅The dead fish are contaminating the water.
💡use contaminating for the thing causing the harm, not for the thing receiving it.