decontamination

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decontamination — 名詞

1. work done to make a place, object, or person safe again by taking away poison, g

1.名詞C1
釋義

去污；除污

清除有害物質使其恢復安全

work done to make a place, object, or person safe again by taking away poison, germs, radiation, or other harmful material.

例句

Workers started decontamination of the train car after the chemical spill.

化學品外洩後，工作人員開始對那節車廂進行去污。

pattern: decontamination of [place/object]

Mira supervised decontamination of the hospital room before the next patient arrived.

在下一位病人進來前，Mira 監督了那間病房的去污工作。

common setting: hospital room decontamination

常見搭配
  • begin decontamination
  • carry out decontamination
  • decontamination of equipment
  • decontamination room
  • full decontamination
同義詞
  • cleanup

    more everyday and broader; it does not always suggest dangerous material

  • sanitization

    usually about removing germs from surfaces rather than chemicals or radiation

  • sterilization

    stronger and narrower; focuses on removing all living germs

反義詞
  • contamination

    the harmful state or process that decontamination tries to reverse

文法句型

decontamination of [place/object/person]

for decontamination

用法筆記

Usually names a planned cleanup after chemicals, germs, or radiation are found. Often follows verbs such as 'begin', 'need', 'finish', or 'undergo', and is more formal than everyday 'clean-up'.

常見錯誤

The workers did a decontamination of the room.
The workers carried out decontamination of the room.
when you mean the process in general, 'decontamination' is usually uncountable.
The team did decontamination the truck.
The team decontaminated the truck.
before a direct object, use the verb 'decontaminate', not the noun 'decontamination'.

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常用片語

  • decontamination unit
  • decontamination room
  • decontamination shower
  • decontamination process

介系詞搭配

  • of [place/object/person]
  • after [spill/exposure]