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adulterate

/verb uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adjective uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt/US // verb əˈdʌl təˌreɪt; adjective əˈdʌl tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt //

掺杂,羼杂,掺假,搀杂

Related Words

contaminate污染,污染了,沾染,污损shave刮胡子,剃须,刮痧,脱毛defile丑化,隘口,隘路,弄脏了dilute冲淡,淡化,稀释,冲淡了mingle夹杂,混杂在一起,混在一起,夹杂在一起lace系带,花边,腰带,喱士pollute污染,污染环境,污染了,扰乱amalgamate合并,混在一起,混杂在一起,混杂corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐transfuse输血,输液,输注,输送weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了cut切,切割,削减,割doctor医生,医师,博士,大夫irrigate浇灌,灌注,灌溉,灌输commingle混杂,混在一起,交融,融合mix混合,搅拌,混合的,混杂intermix混在一起,混杂,混搭,混合vitiate废止,使之无效,使之失效,使之丧失活力spike尖顶,尖峰,尖峰时刻,尖锐湿疣falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing.

    • : to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of: to adulterate food.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : impure or debased; cheapened in quality or purity.
    • : adulterous.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbalter or debase, often for profit
Forms: adulterated
Synonyms
contaminate污染,污染了,沾染,污损alloy合金,合金类,合金类的amalgamate合并,混在一起,混杂在一起,混杂attenuate衰减,递减,衰减的,渐进式blend融合,混合,搅拌,融合了cheapen廉价,削价,便宜,便宜化commingle混杂,混在一起,交融,融合cook烹饪,厨师,烹调,煮饭corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐cut切,切割,削减,割defile丑化,隘口,隘路,弄脏了degrade贬低,堕落,降级,退化denature变性,变质depreciate贬值,贬低,折旧,贬值的deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差devalue贬值,贬低,贬损,贬低价值dilute冲淡,淡化,稀释,冲淡了dissolve溶解,解散,溶化,解除doctor医生,医师,博士,大夫falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造impair减损,损害,损伤,减值infiltrate潜入,渗入,混入,渗透到intermix混在一起,混杂,混搭,混合irrigate浇灌,灌注,灌溉,灌输lace系带,花边,腰带,喱士mingle夹杂,混杂在一起,混在一起,夹杂在一起mix混合,搅拌,混合的,混杂plant工厂pollute污染,污染环境,污染了,扰乱shave刮胡子,剃须,刮痧,脱毛spike尖顶,尖峰,尖峰时刻,尖锐湿疣taint污点,污垢,污污,污玷thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细transfuse输血,输液,输注,输送vitiate废止,使之无效,使之失效,使之丧失活力weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了doctor up医生,医师,诊治,诊疗make impure使之不纯洁,使之成为不纯洁的人,使之成为不纯洁的phony up冒名顶替,冒牌货,冒名顶替的,冒充water down掺水,浇水,浇灌,冲淡

Examples

  • The tech could also allow people to cross borders without passports — while certifying their identity and keeping a record of their movements that can’t be adulterated.

  • If there were a law to punish those who adulterate or falsify "truth," our magistrates would be kept extremely busy.

  • Thou shalt not adulterate thy mess tin by using it as a shaving mug.

  • Moreover, a neighbor may pollute the water supply, foul the air, and adulterate the food.

  • It is, of course, illegal to adulterate milk, yet it is sometimes done.

  • The most convenient and possibly the most common materials used to adulterate milk are water and skim milk.

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