to vitiate
01
使无效, 取消
to cancel, nullify, or render something legally unenforceable
Transitive: to vitiate sth
例子
The court ruled that fraud had vitiated the agreement.
法院裁定欺诈行为使协议无效。
02
损害, 削弱
to spoil, weaken, or reduce the usefulness or perfection of something
Transitive: to vitiate sth
例子
Poor editing vitiated the impact of the film.
糟糕的剪辑削弱了电影的影响力。
03
败坏, 腐蚀
to debase, degrade, or corrupt someone or something, often through excess or immorality
Transitive: to vitiate sb/sth
例子
Critics claimed that the author 's work was vitiated by immoral themes.
批评家声称作者的作品因不道德的主题而被败坏。
