adulterate
US /əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt/
UK /əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt/
動詞
摻假, 攙雜, 弄虛作假
to make something poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one
範例:
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The company was accused of trying to adulterate its products with cheap fillers.
該公司被指控試圖用廉價填充物摻假其產品。
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It is illegal to adulterate food products.
摻假食品是違法的。
形容詞
摻假的, 攙雜的, 不純的
made impure or inferior by the addition of foreign or inferior substances
範例:
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The coffee was so adulterate that it barely tasted like coffee.
咖啡摻假得厲害，幾乎嘗不出咖啡味。
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The market was flooded with adulterate goods.
市場上充斥著摻假商品。