adulterate sth with sth
及物动词，后接被掺杂物，with引出掺入物。
They adulterate the wine with water.
他们往酒里掺水。
掺假；掺杂
to make something impure or lower in quality by adding a foreign or inferior substance
掺假；掺杂
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
一般现在时
They adulterate the wine with water.
他们往酒里掺水。
一般过去时
He adulterated the milk to increase profits.
他为了增加利润而往牛奶里掺假。
现在完成时
The company has adulterated its products for years.
该公司多年来一直掺假产品。
规则动词
The company adulterates its products to reduce costs.
这家公司为了降低成本而掺杂产品。
用法提示：此处'adulterates'是及物动词的第三人称单数形式，表示'掺杂'，后接产品。
The wine was adulterated with water.
这酒里掺了水。
用法提示：'was adulterated'是被动语态，强调酒被掺了水。
Adulterating food is illegal and dangerous.
在食品中掺杂是违法且危险的。
用法提示：'Adulterating'是动名词作主语，表示'掺杂'这一行为。
及物动词，后接被掺杂物，with引出掺入物。
They adulterate the wine with water.
他们往酒里掺水。
被动语态，强调被掺入有害物质。
The milk was adulterated with melamine.
牛奶被掺入了三聚氰胺。
及物动词，直接跟宾语，泛指掺杂行为。
The company was fined for adulterating its products.
该公司因掺杂使假被罚款。
grammar · medium
易错句子The adulterate of the milk was discovered.
正确表达The adulteration of the milk was discovered.
“adulterate”是动词，而此处需要名词形式，应使用“adulteration”表示“掺假”这一行为或状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子He adulterated the wine by water.
正确表达He adulterated the wine with water.
动词“adulterate”表示“在…中掺入（杂质）”时，应使用介词“with”引入掺入物，而非“by”。
名词，意为通奸，与动词“掺杂”意思完全不同，但拼写仅差一个字母，发音也极相似。
动词，意为奉承，与“掺杂”意思无关，但拼写和发音相近，易混淆。
名词/形容词，意为成年人，与“掺杂”意思无关，但拼写开头相似，且中文“成人”与“掺假”无关联。
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