maculate — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Động từ

1. To spot; to stain; to blur.

   Ví dụ

   they wolde nat maculate the honour of their people with suche a reproche

   There was a fresh smell in the air. Sidewalks began to be maculated with spreading areas of dryness

Tính từ

1. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.

   Cách dùng

   • cổ ngữ
   • thi ca

2. Defiled, impure.

   Cách dùng

   • cổ ngữ
   • thi ca

   Ví dụ

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   [Les Misérables is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate virtuous man and an immaculate pursuing demon.

Tính từ

1. morally blemished; stained or impure

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   defiled

2. spotted or blotched

Động từ

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

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   tarnishstainsullydefile

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   spotfleckblobblot

   Ví dụ

   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

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   foulbefouldefile

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   dishonordisgracedishonourattaintshame

   Ví dụ

   The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it