vitiate
vt.& vi. (使)削弱; (使)破坏; (使)损害; (使)无效
If something is vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened.
Strategic policy during the War was vitiated because of a sharp division between 'easterners' and 'westerners'...
由于“东方人”和“西方人”之间存在巨大的分歧,战争期间的战略方针没有得到切实的执行。
But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;
2. make imperfect;
3. take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
No such Variation shall vitiate or invalidate this Contract.
任何该等变更都不会影响本合同或造成本合同失效.
This may vitiate a literal translation.
这就会损害直译的价值。
But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。