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contaminate

B2 verb

contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ nghĩa là làm ô nhiễm

Các nghĩa

  1. làm ô nhiễm

    To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

    transitive

    This water is contaminated. It isn't safe to drink.

    Bombs and munitions meanwhile contain toxic substances that contaminate soil, water, and vegetation.

  2. làm bẩn, làm hư hỏng

    To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.

    transitive

    Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes?

    I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated.

    [Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.

  3. làm nhiễm độc

    To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.

    transitive

    Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly.

  4. lây nhiễm

    To infect, usually of a deadly virus.

    transitive

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