adulterate
/əˈdʌltəreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrāt/ (ame, mw)
adulterate — 動詞
- adulteratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- adulterateshe / she / it
- adulteratedpast simple
- adulterating-ing form
1. to make a product less pure or less valuable by mixing in a cheaper or unwanted
摻假
摻入次料使品質變差
to make a product less pure or less valuable by mixing in a cheaper or unwanted substance
The factory adulterated the milk with water before sending it to shops.
工廠在把牛奶送去商店前先摻水造假。
adulterate + product + with added material
Customs officers found traders adulterating olive oil with low-grade seed oil.
海關人員發現商販在橄欖油裡摻入低等級的種子油。
Lab tests showed that the fuel had been adulterated with paint thinner.
化驗結果顯示，這批燃料曾被摻入油漆稀釋劑。
Mira reported that the shop adulterated honey with cheap syrup.
Mira 通報說，那家店把便宜糖漿摻進蜂蜜裡造假。
Some vendors adulterate ground spices to stretch each batch further.
有些攤販會在香料粉裡摻假，好讓每一批撐得更久。
- dilute
usually means weakening a liquid and does not always suggest cheating
- contaminate
broader and often used for harmful pollution rather than secret mixing
- taint
can describe making something impure, often with a lighter or less commercial focus
文法句型
adulterate milk with water
adulterate olive oil with cheaper oil
be adulterated with starch
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal, legal, or technical writing. The object is most often food, drink, medicine, or fuel, and the sentence often names what was mixed in.
常見錯誤
adulterate — 形容詞
- adulteratepositive
- more adulteratecomparative
- most adulteratesuperlative
1. describes food, drink, fuel, or another product that has been made impure by ext
摻假的
摻了雜質或次料的
describes food, drink, fuel, or another product that has been made impure by extra material mixed into it
Inspectors seized adulterate olive oil from three stalls at the night market.
稽查人員在夜市三個攤位查扣了摻假的橄欖油。
formal adjective before product nouns
The report warned that adulterate spices were entering school lunch kitchens.
報告警告說，摻假的香料正流入學校午餐廚房。
Customs officers rejected an adulterate fuel shipment at the harbor.
海關人員在港口退回了一批摻假的燃料。
The court record described the wine as adulterate and unsafe to sell.
法院紀錄把那批酒描述成摻假的，不能出售。
- adulterated
the usual modern adjective in everyday English
- tainted
broader and can describe moral or physical impurity
- spurious
stresses that something is false or not genuine
- pure
contains no extra material mixed in
- unadulterated
formal opposite meaning completely free from added impurities
文法句型
adulterate olive oil
adulterate fuel shipment
describe a product as adulterate
用法筆記
This sense is uncommon and mostly appears in formal inspection, trade, or legal writing. In everyday English, speakers usually choose adulterated instead.
2. connected with a sexual relationship between a married person and someone who is
通姦的
與婚外性關係有關的
connected with a sexual relationship between a married person and someone who is not their spouse
The preacher warned that adulterate love would shame the whole household.
牧師警告，這種通姦之愛會讓整個家族蒙羞。
rare literary use before nouns like love or affair
The novel centers on an adulterate affair between two unhappy spouses.
這本小說以兩名不快樂配偶之間的婚外情為中心。
Court papers described the duke's adulterate conduct as a public scandal.
法庭文件把公爵的通姦行為描述成公開醜聞。
Lucia's diary records the guilt that followed their adulterate meetings.
Lucia 的日記記下了那些通姦幽會之後的愧疚。
- adulterous
the normal modern adjective for this meaning
- illicit
broader and does not always involve marriage
- extramarital
more clinical and directly stresses marriage outside the relationship
文法句型
an adulterate affair
adulterate conduct
adulterate meetings
用法筆記
This sense is very rare and mainly appears in literary, historical, religious, or legal writing. Everyday English almost always uses adulterous instead.