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maculate 是及物动词，后面直接跟被弄脏或玷污的事物，常见于正式或技术性描述。
The spilled ink maculated the page.
洒出的墨水弄脏了页面。
弄脏；玷污；使模糊
maculated — past of maculate
使有斑点；使有污点
to mark or stain with spots; to make something dirty or unclear
弄脏；玷污；使模糊
To spot; to stain; to blur.
一般现在时
She maculates the fabric with ink.
她用墨水玷污了布料。
一般过去时
The artist maculated the canvas accidentally.
艺术家意外地弄脏了画布。
现在进行时
They are maculating the evidence.
他们正在玷污证据。
意为“玷污”，常指弄上斑点或污渍。多用于正式或文学语境。
The painter accidentally maculated the white canvas with a drop of red paint.
画家不小心用一滴红色颜料弄脏了白色画布。
用法提示：maculate在此句中作动词，意为“使有污点”，过去式形式。
The storm maculated the entire field with debris.
暴风雨用碎片弄脏了整个田野。
用法提示：maculate作动词，过去式，表示“使布满污点”。
Careless handling of the book maculates its pages over time.
对书籍的粗心处理会逐渐弄脏书页。
用法提示：maculate的第三人称单数形式，表示“弄脏”。
maculate 是及物动词，后面直接跟被弄脏或玷污的事物，常见于正式或技术性描述。
The spilled ink maculated the page.
洒出的墨水弄脏了页面。
用被动结构描述表面被斑点或污渍覆盖时，常与 with 搭配。
The leaf was maculated with dark spots.
那片叶子上布满了深色斑点。
主动结构中可用 with 引出造成污渍的物质。
The rain maculated the window with mud.
雨水用泥点弄脏了窗户。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday he maculate the paper with ink.
正确表达Yesterday he maculated the paper with ink.
maculate 是规则动词，过去式要在词尾加 -d，写成 maculated；maculate 是原形，不能直接充当过去式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She maculated the tablecloth by coffee.
正确表达She maculated the tablecloth with coffee.
表示“用某种物质弄脏某物”时，英语用介词 with 引出污渍或材料，不用 by；by 多用于引出动作执行者或抽象方式，如 by hand。
grammar · medium
易错句子The scandal maculated on his reputation.
正确表达The scandal maculated his reputation.
maculate 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要加介词 on；受汉语“玷污了……上”的影响容易误加介词。
两者都可表示留下污迹，但 stain 是日常常用词，可作动词或名词，污渍可大可小；maculate 很罕见，偏书面或技术语，常指形成斑点或斑驳，也可指使模糊。普通表达“把衣服弄脏”用 stain，不用 maculate。
immaculate 是形容词，意为洁净无瑕，和动词 maculate（弄脏、使有斑点）词形相近而意义相反；不要因看到 maculate 就把它当成 immaculate 的动词形式。
blur 侧重使图像、视线或记忆不清楚，不涉及污迹；maculate 只有在“使模糊”这一引申义上与 blur 重叠，且远不如 blur 常用，更常指斑点、污渍。
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