音标

英 [əˈdʌltəreɪt]；美 [əˈdʌltəreɪt]

意思

动词，意为“掺杂；掺假；使不纯”，指在纯净的物质中加入其他物质以降低其纯度或改变其性质 。

造句

Some unscrupulous merchants adulterate honey with sugar water to increase their profits.
一些无良商家在蜂蜜中掺糖水以增加利润。

They were accused of trying to adulterate the fuel with cheaper substances.
他们被指控试图用更便宜的物质掺杂在燃料中。

The food safety department found that some milk products had been adulterated.
食品安全部门发现一些奶制品被掺假了。

The manufacturer was fined for adulterating the product with inferior materials.
该制造商因在产品中掺入劣质材料而被罚款。

It's illegal to adulterate drugs with other substances.
在药物中掺杂其他物质是违法的。

The oil was adulterated with impurities, which affected its quality.
这种油被掺杂了杂质，影响了其质量。

The investigation revealed that the wine had been adulterated to make it look better.
调查显示这种葡萄酒被掺假以使它看起来更好。

Sellers who adulterate agricultural products should be severely punished.
掺假农产品的卖家应该受到严厉惩罚。

They suspected that the precious metal had been adulterated during the refining process.
他们怀疑这种贵金属在提炼过程中被掺杂了。

The company's reputation was damaged when it was discovered that they adulterated their cosmetics.
当该公司被发现其化妆品掺假时，它的声誉受到了损害 。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常消费讨论：在和朋友聊到购买到的商品质量问题时，可以用到这个词。例如：“I think the spices I bought are adulterated. They don't taste right.（我觉得我买的香料被掺假了。味道不对。）”

食品安全话题：当讨论食品安全新闻时提及。“I heard on the news that some meat products were adulterated. It's really worrying.（我在新闻上听说一些肉制品被掺假了。真让人担心。）”

写作运用

议论文写作：在论述关于商业道德、食品安全等主题的议论文中，可以用这个词举例说明不良现象。例如：“In order to safeguard consumers' rights, strict laws should be implemented to punish those who adulterate products.（为了保障消费者权益，应该实施严格的法律来惩罚那些掺假产品的人。）”

记叙文写作：在讲述自己或他人的经历时，如果涉及到买到掺假商品等情节，可以使用这个词。“Once, I bought a bottle of expensive olive oil, but later I found out it had been adulterated. What a disappointment!（有一次，我买了一瓶昂贵的橄榄油，但后来发现它被掺假了。太让人失望了！）”

学习积累

结合实例记忆：了解一些实际发生的产品掺假案例，将“adulterate”这个词与具体案例联系起来，比如某品牌牛奶被查出掺假事件，这样能更深刻地记住单词及其含义。

词汇拓展练习：学习与“adulterate”相关的词汇，如“adulteration（名词，掺假）”“unadulterated（形容词，未掺杂的，纯正的）”，通过拓展词汇加深对该词的理解和运用能力。