maculate
英 ['mækjʊleɪt]
美['mækjʊlɪt]
- vt. 使有污点；弄污
- adj. 有污点的
英英释意
- 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"