maculate的中文翻譯是什麼意思

maculate

US/ˈmækjəˌlet/
UK/'mækjʊleɪt/

vt. 加斑點,弄汙

adj. 有汙點的

maculate英文釋義

Verb

1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;

  • 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;

  • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

Adjective

1. morally blemished; stained or impure

    2. spotted or blotched

      maculate近義詞

      mottle