vitiate

英 [ˈvɪʃieɪt]

美 [ˈvɪʃieɪt]

v.  使失效; 削弱效用

过去分词：vitiated　过去式：vitiated　第三人称单数：vitiates　现在分词：vitiating　复数：vitiates　

GRE法律

BNC.23507 / COCA.30037

牛津词典

verb

• 使失效；削弱效用
  to spoil or reduce the effect of sth

柯林斯词典

• VERB 削弱…的效能;损害;使失效;使变质
  If somethingis vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened.
  1. 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。
  2. But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
     但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。

英英释义

verb

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective
  1. invalidate a contract
  Synonym:invalidatevoid
• make imperfect
  1. nothing marred her beauty
  Synonym:marimpairspoildeflower
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebaseprofanedepravemisdirect

双语例句

• A misdescription of the bill shall not vitiate the notice unless the party to whom the notice is given is in fact misled thereby;
  凡误述汇票，并不使通知失效，但如接受通知人事实上因而有误解者，则作别论；
• But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
  但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
• But the inability of the Vendor to comply with any such requirement by such Purchaser shall not vitiate or delay the completion of the purchase.
  要么买进或卖出，要么取消〔abbr.〕买主不得因卖主未能遵照其要求而取消或拖延完成买卖交易。
• 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。
• This may vitiate a literal translation.
  这就会损害直译的价值。