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Vitiate 考法 1】V.削弱,损害 Reduce Impair Quality 例】Too Grammatical

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【考法 1】v.削弱,损害: to reduce the value or impair the quality of
【例】Too many grammatical errors can vitiate the soundness of your writing, so double-check is recommended before submission. 太多的语法错误会削弱你论证的力度,所以强烈建议交稿前检查几遍。
【近】blemish, cripple, deface, degrade, deteriorate, flaw, harm, impair, mar, undermine
【反】doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp 修复,再生
【考法 2】v.(在道德、审美上)降低,堕落: to debase in moral or aesthetic status
【例】Penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style. 使用粗俗语言的倾向 使得本该是一个高雅的文体变得不堪入目。
【近】abase, cheapen, corrupt, debauch, demean, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, prostitute, subvert
【反】elevate, ennoble, uplift 使高尚
【派】vitiated adj.受损害的

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