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taint objteIntv [T]to damage (something), esp. by causing a reduction or change in quality, taste, etc.污染; 使腐坏; 玷污Onions will taint cheese if they are stored next to each other.洋葱如果和干酪存放在一起,会使干酪串味。This meat is tainted (= tastes bad).这肉变质了。In the middle of this century in London tainted brown air obscured the winter sun.在本世纪中期的伦敦,受污染的棕色大气遮蔽了冬日的阳光。His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.经济上的丑闻彻底使他的名声扫地。"Tainted Love" (title of a song by Soft Cell, 1981)《玷污的爱情》(软细胞乐队歌曲名)
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