adulterate sth with sth
They adulterated the milk with water.
他们往牛奶里掺了水。
掺假，掺杂
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掺假，掺杂
to make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
一般现在时
Some companies adulterate their products to reduce costs.
一些公司为了降低成本而掺假产品。
现在完成时
The milk has been adulterated with water.
牛奶被掺了水。
一般过去时
They adulterated the wine with cheap substitutes.
他们用廉价替代品掺假了葡萄酒。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词为adulterated。
The honey was adulterated with corn syrup to cut costs.
蜂蜜中掺入了玉米糖浆以降低成本。
用法提示：过去分词作表语，表示蜂蜜被掺假。
They adulterated the wine by adding water before selling it.
他们在出售前往酒里掺水来以次充好。
用法提示：过去式，表示主动的掺假行为。
Consumers should be wary of adulterated olive oil sold at low prices.
消费者应警惕低价出售的掺假橄榄油。
用法提示：过去分词作定语，修饰橄榄油，表示被掺假的状态。
They adulterated the milk with water.
他们往牛奶里掺了水。
常用于被动语态。
The wine was adulterated with cheap alcohol.
这酒被掺入了廉价酒精。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company was accused of selling adulterated products, and the manager was adulterated.
正确表达The company was accused of selling adulterated products, and the manager was adulterous.
混淆了'adulterated'（掺假的，指物品）与'adulterous'（通奸的，指人）。'adulterated'用于描述物品被掺杂劣质品，而'adulterous'用于描述人的不忠行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wine was adulterated by cheap chemicals.
正确表达The wine was adulterated with cheap chemicals.
介词使用错误。表示'掺入某物'时，应用介词'with'，而非'by'。'by'通常引出动作的执行者，而此处表示掺杂的物质。
adulterated指为了欺骗而掺入劣质品，使物品变劣；diluted指通过加入液体（如水）降低浓度，不一定是劣质品。
adulterated指人为故意掺入劣质品以次充好；contaminated指意外引入有害物质，导致不洁。
v (base verb)
n (adulterate + -ion)
n (adulterate + -ant)
adj (un- + adulterate + -ed)
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