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maculate

🇬🇧 UK/'mækjuleit/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

v.

To spot, stain, or make impure

使有斑点；使污染

adj.

Marked with spots or blotches; morally impure or defiled

有斑点的；有污点的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
maculateother
=maculate

Common Collocations

  • 1.maculate [by/with][通过...]玷污
  • 2.[maculate/stain/soil][玷污/污渍/脏]

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The stain began to maculate the white cloth.

  • 2.

    Scandal threatened to maculate his reputation.

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