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mongrelise

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡrɪ.laɪz/

翻译: 过时动词,指使某物在性质上混杂或混合,成为混合体;常用于对种族或品种的贬义语境。

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verb

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡrɪ.laɪz/formalbritish已废弃
  • zh过时动词,指使某物在性质上混杂或混合,成为混合体;常用于对种族或品种的贬义语境。

An obsolete verb meaning to make mixed or hybrid in character, often used in a derogatory sense regarding race or breed.

  1. Cause to become a mongrelC2formal

    To cause something, especially a breed of animal, to become mixed or impure in origin or nature.

    zh使成为杂种

    • The uncontrolled breeding practices threatened to mongrelise the purebred dog population.
    • Some critics argue that globalization will mongrelise distinct cultural traditions.
    • The farmer was careful not to mongrelise his herd by allowing crossbreeding with unknown animals.

    同义词crosscrossbreedinterbreed

词形
  • mongrelised past participle
  • mongrelised past simple
  • mongrelising present participle
  • mongrelises third person singular