音标:['viʃieit] ;
vt. 使变质, 污染, 使堕落, 败坏, 使失效
[法] 败坏, 污损, 污染
v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
v make imperfect
v take away the legal force of or render ineffective
词型变化:过去分词 : vitiated ; 过去式 : vitiated ; 第三人称单数 : vitiates ; 现在分词 : vitiating ; 名词复数形式 : vitiates
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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vitiate的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. This may vitiate a literal translation.这就会损害直译的价值。
  2. No such Variation shall vitiate this Contract.任何该等变更都不会造成本合同失效。

经典引文

  • Lunch was a ritual vitiated by no base thoughts of nutrition.

    出自:S. Beckett
  • The information that spies steal is..vitiated by the possibility that its sources are corrupt.

    出自:M. Frayn
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