adulterate

英 [ə'dʌltəreɪt] 美 [ə'dʌltəreɪt]

• v. 搀 ... 使品质变劣
• adj. 掺假的；通奸的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. mixed with impurities

Verb:

1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;

   "adulterate liquor"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.
   不告知买主就对食物掺杂是犯罪。
2. They have to adulterate a Chinese sentence with words taken from English or Malay.
   他们一句话里头总是掺杂了英语单词或马来语词汇。

近反义词

【近义词】

• contaminate 弄脏
• taint 污点
• spoil 宠坏
• pollute 污染
• infect 传染
• ruin 毁灭
• water 水
• alloy 合金
• pervert 误用
• stretch 伸展
• debased 质量低劣的
• adulterated 掺入次级品的...
• debase 降低质量、地位或价值...
• dilute 稀释
• load 负荷