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单词 tarnish
释义
tarnish
tɑːʳnɪʃ ˈtɑrnɪʃ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, past tense , past participle tarnished
1 VERB 玷污,败坏,损害(名誉或形象) If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. 玷污,败坏,损害(名誉或形象)
  • The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister. [VERB noun]

    这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。

  • His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal. [VERB noun]

    他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。

SYN damage, taint, blacken, sully
tarnished
  • He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country.

    他说他想改善自己国家受损的形象。

2 V-ERG (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡 If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
  • It never rusts or tarnishes. [VERB]

    它从不生锈,也不会失去光泽。

  • Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal. [VERB noun]

    清洁银器时要戴上棉手套,因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。

SYN stain, dull, discolour, spot
tarnished
  • ...its brown surfaces of tarnished brass.

    它那失去光泽的褐色的黄铜表面

3 N-UNCOUNT 锈斑;污点 Tarnish is a substance which forms of the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness. 锈斑;污点
  • The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.

    戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。

SYN stain, taint, discoloration, spot
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