noun🔗Share污染，玷污. The act or process of contaminating"The contamination of the water supply caused many people to get sick. "供水的污染导致很多人生病了。environmentmedicinesciencebiologychemistryprocesstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share污染源，污染物 Something which contaminates."The spilled juice was a contamination that ruined the clean tablecloth. "洒出的果汁是污染物，弄脏了干净的桌布。environmentmedicinesciencetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share混合，融合. A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds."The contamination of "principal" and "principle" has caused some confusion in my son's school essays. "“Principal”（校长）和“principle”（原则）这两个词的混合使用，导致我儿子在学校作文中出现了一些混淆.languagelinguisticsphoneticswordprocesstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share语言混杂，词形混淆 (etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning."The contamination of English vocabulary by French words is evident in many everyday terms. "英语词汇受到法语的影响，产生了语言混杂和词形混淆的现象，这在许多日常用语中都显而易见。languagelinguisticswordhistorytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share污染，玷污。 The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances."The spilled juice caused contamination of the school's new whiteboard, making it unusable. "洒出来的果汁污染了学校的新白板，让它没法用了。environmentmaterialsubstanceprocessmedicinebiologychemistrysciencetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
