adulteration

英 [əˌdʌltə'reɪʃn] 美 [əˌdʌltə'reɪʃn]

• n. 搀假；劣等货；次品

英英释义

Noun:

1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This adulteration of food must stop.
   必须制止在食品中搀假。

近反义词

【近义词】

• debasement (品质、价值等）降低...
• alloy 合金
• contamination 污染
• pollution 污染
• tarnishing (印花)白地沾色...
• corruption 贪污
• infection 传染