maculate
英 ['m?kj?le?t]
美['m?kj?l?t]
- vt. 使有污點(diǎn)；弄污
- adj. 有污點(diǎn)的
英英釋意
- 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"