pollution

/pəˈluːʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /pəˈluːʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /pə-ˈlü-shən/ (ame, mw)

pollution — 名詞

1. the harmful condition that exists when waste, chemicals, or smoke make air, wate

1.名詞B1
釋義

污染

環境因有害物而變髒受害

the harmful condition that exists when waste, chemicals, or smoke make air, water, land, or seas dirty and unsafe

例句

Black smoke from the old buses caused serious air pollution downtown.

老舊公車冒出的黑煙在市中心造成嚴重的空氣污染。

collocation: air pollution

After the oil leak, pollution spread across the beach and nearby rocks.

石油外洩後，污染擴散到海灘和附近的岩石上。

同義詞
  • contamination

    often sounds more technical and often focuses on one place or material, such as water or food

  • environmental damage

    much broader and can include harms that are not caused by dirty substances

  • smog

    only refers to polluted air, especially the thick dirty air in cities

文法句型

air pollution

water pollution

reduce pollution

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Distinguish from noun/2, which refers to the polluting substances or emissions themselves rather than the overall environmental problem.

常見錯誤

❌The city has many pollutions.
✅The city has a lot of pollution.
💡this sense is usually uncountable.

2. waste, chemicals, smoke, or other dirty material that gets into air, water, or l

2.名詞B2
釋義

污染物

造成環境變髒的物質或排放

waste, chemicals, smoke, or other dirty material that gets into air, water, or land and makes it harmful

例句

The test found pollution from the factory in the village well.

檢測在村裡的井水中發現了來自工廠的污染物。

pattern: pollution from [source]

Plastic pollution washed onto the island after last week's storm as debris.

上週暴風雨過後，塑膠污染物像碎片一樣被沖到那座島上。

material type: plastic pollution

同義詞
  • pollutant

    the more exact word when you mean one specific harmful substance

  • contaminant

    often used in technical contexts for a substance found where it should not be

  • emissions

    usually refers to gases, smoke, or particles sent out into the air

  • waste

    broader and can include unwanted material that is not yet polluting anything

文法句型

plastic pollution

chemical pollution

pollution from [source]

用法筆記

Often modified by a source or material word such as plastic, chemical, factory, or traffic. If you want to name one separate substance, English more often uses pollutant.

常見錯誤

❌These pollutions were found in the river.
✅These pollutants were found in the river.
💡use pollutant for separate individual substances.