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标题[每日] adulterate (v) 搀杂
时间Mon Nov 17 22:51:29 2008
Word of the Day (Monday November 17, 2008)
adulterate \uh-DUHL-tuh-rayt\, verb:
Pronunciation:
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1. to add an inferior, impure, or improper substance to; lower
the quality or purity of a food or other substance without
greatly altering the appearance; corrupt
adjective:
1. debased by adulteration; adulterated
It would seem as if some men considered it a sin ever to sell a
pure article, if it be possible to
adulterate it with something
cheaper.
-- Adulterated Drugs, Drinks, and Diet, New York Times, October
23, 1949
Industrial plant directors bent upon fulfilling the Plan
adulterate their products to increase quantity.
-- Lance Morrow, The Inscrutable Soviets, Time, May 9, 1972
The disciples also promised not to
adulterate milk with water, or
flour with powdered stone.
-- Atomic Vows, Time, May 14, 1946
by 1505, from Latin adulterationem, from adulteratus, pp. of
adulterare "corrupt, debauch," from ad- "to" + Late Latin
alterare "to alter"
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1F：→ sovereignty:adulterate 通常是指纯的东西加不纯的 140.112.175.59 11/17 22:52
2F：→ sovereignty:或优良的东西中加劣质的，如假中药等 140.112.175.59 11/17 22:53
3F：→ sovereignty:。可以这样记，小孩都是很纯真的，成 140.112.175.59 11/17 22:53
4F：→ sovereignty:人 (adult) 後就开始不纯了。 140.112.175.59 11/17 22:53
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