粵

污wu1染jim5

wu1 jim5wū rǎn

English

  1. (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
  2. (verb) pollute
  3. to pollute; to contaminate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由一啲有害或者令人唔舒服嘅物質或者事件所造成嘅傷害,或者一啲無關嘅物質混合埋啲有用嘅物質度

Examples

  • 啲空氣俾廢氣污染咗。

    The air was polluted by exhaust gas.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 呢個地方好似冇乜污染。

    This place seems relatively pollution-free.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個地方嘅空氣污染水平好似唔係好高。

    This place seems to have relatively low levels of pollution.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我可以做啲咩嚟減低呢個城市嘅空氣污染呢?

    What can I do to reduce the air pollution in this city?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果人人都識得關心環境嘅話,就唔會有噪音污染啦。

    Noise pollution could be avoided if only people were more sensitive to the environment.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 避開空氣污染嘅唯一方法就係喺啲杳無人煙嘅地方到住。

    The only way to escape air pollution is to live in the middle of nowhere.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 汽車廢氣污染空氣。

    Exhaust from cars pollute the air.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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