Pollution

(noun.) undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities.

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• Again, the arms of Hellenes should not be offered up in the temples of the Gods; they are a pollution, for they are taken from brethren. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The gardens are hidden by high mud-walls, and the paradise is become a very sink of pollution and uncomeliness. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• This piece of pollution, picked up from the water-side, to be made much of for an hour, and then tossed back to her original place! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Everything in the past seemed simple, natural, full of daylight--and she was alone in a place of darkness and pollution. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I am fresh from my holy office, and would avoid pollution. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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