Taint
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定义
to taint: 使变质，使污染，玷污
tainted: 腐坏的，污染的，沾污的
tainted (evidence, data): 破坏的，污染的（证据，数据）
示例
- "Scientists initially thought that the result was an anomaly, and feared their data was tainted, however repeated testing confirmed that the data was in fact valid."
练习 1
Complete these sentences using terms from the article.
Scientists that life on Mars is likely, but it has not yet been proven. (A term meaning "to assert" or "to state".)
The truck avoided a collision with the pedestrian. (A term meaning "by a small margin", "just", or "barely".)
Because the fingerprints were obtained illegally, the court declared that the evidence was . (A term meaning "compromised", "contaminated" or "false".)
Scientists that life on Mars is likely, but it has not yet been proven. (A term meaning "to assert" or "to state".)
The truck avoided a collision with the pedestrian. (A term meaning "by a small margin", "just", or "barely".)
Because the fingerprints were obtained illegally, the court declared that the evidence was . (A term meaning "compromised", "contaminated" or "false".)
Complete these sentences using terms from the article.
Scientists claim 1 that life on Mars is likely, but it has not yet been proven. (A term meaning "to assert" or "to state".)
The truck narrowly 2 avoided a collision with the pedestrian. (A term meaning "by a small margin", "just", or "barely".)
Because the fingerprints were obtained illegally, the court declared that the evidence was tainted 3. (A term meaning "compromised", "contaminated" or "false".)
Scientists claim 1 that life on Mars is likely, but it has not yet been proven. (A term meaning "to assert" or "to state".)
The truck narrowly 2 avoided a collision with the pedestrian. (A term meaning "by a small margin", "just", or "barely".)
Because the fingerprints were obtained illegally, the court declared that the evidence was tainted 3. (A term meaning "compromised", "contaminated" or "false".)
1 claim: This is correct. To "claim" something is true means to state that it is true (although this might not necessarily be the case). Example: "Boris claims that he wrote this essay alone, but his teachers have their doubts".
2 narrowly: This is correct. "Narrowly" describes a very small margin. It can refer to something physical, like a truck avoiding a collision, or something like a contest or competition that was "close" or "tight". In the article, we read that Houston "narrowly" defeated New Orleans in a competition for the "fattest" American city.
3 tainted: The adjective "tainted" describes something, such as evidence or data, which is invalid or compromised. The term "tainted evidence" is often used in legal contexts to describe evidence which is inadmissible in court due to the way that it was obtained for example. In this article, scientists were worried that their data were tainted because of the surprising results.
