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基本释义
  • a. 有斑点的,有污点的
    vt. 使有斑点,使有污点
词形变化
  • 时　态：mac·u·lat·ed, mac·u·lat·ing, mac·u·lates
英英解释

  • 　2个动词解释

    1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
      [同] defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
      [例]
      • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
      • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
    2. spot, stain, or pollute
      [同] defile, foul, befoul, maculate
      [例]
      • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

    　2个形容词解释

    1. morally blemished; stained or impure
      [同] defiled, maculate
    2. spotted or blotched