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ADJECTIVE | ... OF PESTICIDE | PESTICIDE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤chemical, synthetic化學/合成殺蟲劑◇the threat to human health from chemical pesticides in our food食物中化學殺蟲劑對人類健康的威脅➤organic有機殺蟲劑➤agricultural農用殺蟲劑▸➤dangerous, harmful, hazardous, toxic危險/有害/有毒/劇毒殺蟲劑▸➤approved, banned經批准的/被禁用的殺蟲劑... OF PESTICIDE➤level殺蟲劑的含量◇It is claimed that current levels of pesticide do not pose a threat to health.據稱當前殺蟲劑的含量不會對健康構成威脅。➤trace微量殺蟲劑◇Traces of pesticide in the water were ten times above permissible levels.水中的殺蟲劑殘留量是允許含量的 10 倍。PESTICIDE + NOUN➤use殺蟲劑的使用▸➤levels殺蟲劑的含量▸➤residues殺蟲劑殘留➤exposure接觸殺蟲劑程度◇the risk of pesticide exposure among farm workers農場工人接觸殺蟲劑的風險➤contamination, pollution殺蟲劑污染◇tests for pesticide contamination in food對食物中殺蟲劑污染的檢驗➤poisoning殺蟲劑中毒▸➤application, spray殺蟲劑的施用/噴灑PHRASES➤resistance to pesticides殺蟲劑抗藥性◇Some weeds have developed resistance to agricultural pesticides.一些雜草已對農用殺蟲劑產生了抗藥性。➤the use of pesticides殺蟲劑的使用