“被染污”常见的英文表达有 “be contaminated” 或 “be polluted”,具体使用哪个词可根据语境和所指对象来选择:
be contaminated:更侧重于表示受到有害物质、病菌、化学物质等的污染,常用于描述食物、水源、土壤、环境等被有害物质侵入或玷污的情况。例如:
The water supply has been contaminated by toxic chemicals.(供水系统已被有毒化学物质污染。)
The food was found to be contaminated with bacteria.(发现食物被细菌污染了。)
be polluted:更强调因人类活动或自然因素导致环境、空气、水体等受到不洁、有害物质的破坏,使原本纯净、清洁的状态受到干扰。例如:
The river is heavily polluted by industrial waste.(这条河被工业废料严重污染了。)
The air in this city is badly polluted.(这座城市的空气污染严重。)