"debauch the young people with wine and women"
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
"Do school counselors subvert young children?"
"corrupt the morals"
"nothing marred her beauty"
"invalidate a contract"
1.削弱…的效能;损害;使失效;使变质
If somethingis vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened.
vitiate
e.g. 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。
e.g. But this does notvitiate his scholarship.
但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
1. 损害:vitiable 能损坏的 |vitiate 损害 | vitiation 损害
2. 宣告无效,否定:Viking 海盗 |vitiate 宣告无效,否定 | aslant adj. 斜的
3. 使腐败;污染:vitellus 蛋黃;卵黃 |vitiate 使腐败;污染 | viticultural 种葡萄的;(用于)葡萄栽培的
4. 削弱,损害:viscous 粘滞的,粘性的 |vitiate 削弱,损害 | vitriolic 刻薄的,克刻的