sophisticate 音标拼音: [səf'ɪstək
, et] [səf'ɪstəkət]
n . 久经世故的人,老油条
vt . 篡改,曲解,使变得世故,掺合,弄复杂
vi . 诡辩
久经世故的人,老油条篡改,曲解,使变得世故,掺合,弄复杂诡辩
sophisticate 精巧
sophisticate n 1 :
a worldly -
wise person [
synonym : {
sophisticate }, {
man of the world }]
v 1 :
make less natural or innocent ; "
Their manners had sophisticated the young girls "
2 :
practice sophistry ;
change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive ; "
Don '
t twist my words " [
synonym :
{
twist }, {
twist around }, {
pervert }, {
convolute },
{
sophisticate }]
3 :
alter and make impure ,
as with the intention to deceive ;
"
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol " [
synonym : {
sophisticate },
{
doctor }, {
doctor up }]
4 :
make more complex or refined ; "
a sophisticated design "
Sophisticate \
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Sophisticated };
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n . {
Sophisticating }.] [
LL .
sophisticatus ,
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p .
of sophisticare to sophisticate .]
To render worthless by admixture ;
to adulterate ;
to damage ;
to pervert ;
as ,
to sophisticate wine . --
Howell .
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To sophisticate the understanding . --
Southey .
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Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts ,
not to sophisticate ,
not to refine . --
M .
Arnold .
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They purchase but sophisticated ware . --
Dryden .
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Syn :
To adulterate ;
debase ;
corrupt ;
vitiate .
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Sophisticate
Sophisticate \
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Sophisticated \
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a .
Adulterated ;
not pure ;
not genuine .
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So truth ,
while only one supplied the state ,
Grew scare and dear ,
and yet sophisticate . --
Dryden .
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18 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sophisticate ":
blase ,
city slicker ,
cosmopolitan ,
cosmopolite ,
debase ,
disenchanted ,
disillusioned ,
doctor ,
knowing ,
load ,
man of experience ,
man -
about -
town ,
mondaine ,
slicker ,
weight ,
world -
wise ,
worldly ,
worldly -
wise
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