tarnish
英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃ]
美 [ˈtɑːrnɪʃ]
v. (使)失去光泽,暗淡; 玷污,败坏,损坏(名声等)
n. (金属表面上的)暗锈
过去分词:tarnished 过去式:tarnished 现在分词:tarnishing 第三人称单数:tarnishes
Collins.1 / BNC.18429 / COCA.13635
牛津词典
verb
- (使)失去光泽,暗淡
if metal tarnishes or sth tarnishes it, it no longer looks bright and shiny- The mirrors had tarnished with age.
这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。 - The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.
银烛台都发乌了,满是灰尘。
- The mirrors had tarnished with age.
- 玷污,败坏,损坏(名声等)
to spoil the good opinion people have of sb/sth- He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image.
他希望改善报纸略有受损的公众形象。
- He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image.
noun
- (金属表面上的)暗锈
a thin layer on the surface of a metal that makes it look dull and not bright
柯林斯词典
- VERB 玷污,败坏,损害(名誉或形象)
If you say that somethingtarnishessomeone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.- The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。 - His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。
- The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
- V-ERG (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
If a metaltarnishesor if somethingtarnishesit, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.- It never rusts or tarnishes...
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.
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。
- It never rusts or tarnishes...
- N-UNCOUNT 锈斑;污点
Tarnishis a substance which forms of the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness.- The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。
- The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
英英释义
noun
- discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
verb
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
双语例句
- Chrome doesn't tarnish easily.
铬不易失去光泽。 - Slash prices, though, and you could tarnish your brand's image permanently.
不过大削价则可能永久地玷污你的品牌。 - These heavy-handed intimidation and harassment tactics are completely unacceptable and are a tarnish to your government's reputation.
这种严厉的恐吓和骚扰战术是完全不能接受的,并损害了你的政府的声誉。 - The tedium of everyday existence does not tarnish my view of life, nor does it tamper with my ability to criticize it.
日常生存的单调乏味并没有影响我的人生观,也没有削弱我批判生活的能力。 - One of the things I did was to not tarnish his reputation at all.
我注意到的一件事就是一点不要抹杀他的名声,要跟团队明确表示,我非常重视,他为创始公司所做的,努力,我绝不会试图,抹杀他的名声,这是一点。 - Mr Murdoch overcame objections from inside and outside the family that his hands-on editorial style and tabloid newspaper sensibility would tarnish the Journal's reputation for high editorial standards and independence.
默多克克服了来自班克罗夫特家族内外的反对意见。这些反对意见认为,默多克事必亲躬的编辑风格与庸俗小报的办报倾向,会损害《华尔街日报》编辑高水准和独立性的声誉。 - His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。 - The platinum in the ring does not tarnish and if you have sensitive skin, this metal is hypoallergenic.
在白金戒指并不有损如果你有敏感的皮肤,这种金属是低过敏性。 - Although I feel greatly honored to be quoted on internet, I don't want to tarnish Tagore's name by my own shabby work.
尽管有人在网络上引用我的作品让我极为荣幸,但我不希望因为自己的拙作而玷污泰戈尔的名声。 - The silver is rhodium plated and is tarnish free.
镀铑的银是免费的,是玷污。