tarnishes

英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃɪz]

美 [ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪz]

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
tarnish的第三人称单数和复数

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.
  1. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
     这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. It never rusts or tarnishes...
     它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
     戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。

双语例句

• Also, there is no shortage of it in China, which tarnishes its allure.
  而且，中国也不缺少铝，这使得铝业务失去了吸引力。
• If the plate tarnishes, you can rub it up a little and bring back its shine.
  如果盘子失去光泽，你可以稍为擦试一下，使其恢复光泽。
• A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth.
  一种白色的软质金属元素，易失去光泽，存在于稀土矿物中，通常被归为稀土类。
• This is not only unfair to the store operators and a turn-off to prospects, but it also tarnishes the Company's image and hampers our growth.
  这不只是对特惠店经营者不公平，而且也将给潜在者带来困扰，以及有损公司形象并阻碍公司的成长。
• A suit of armor imbued with this property never tarnishes and is immune to acid damage and rusting effects.
  一套带有这种属性的铠甲永远不会失去光泽，并且免疫酸腐伤害和锈蚀效果。
• A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray.
  一种软而重的有毒金属，可延展，刚切下时呈蓝白色，但易失去光泽而变成暗灰色。
• It never rusts or tarnishes
  它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
• But every one knows that such behavior, in fact, offends global public opinion, exacerbates resentment and thereby spreads terrorism, and tarnishes the US image and its credibility among nations.
  但每一个人都知道这样的行动，实际上违背了世界的公共理念，加深了怨恨，从而更广泛的传播了恐怖主义，使美国的形象和可信度在国际上黯淡了。
• It seems envy at being lower in the social pecking order tarnishes the satisfaction of being well off.
  你会嫉妒身处社会等级低下而使对自身富裕的满意度不屑一顾。
• This may sound tough on Mr Murdoch, who was one of the most remarkable entrepreneurs of the 20th and early 21st century, but he should not cling on to power in a way that tarnishes that record.
  对于默多克而言，这听起来可能有些严厉。他是20世纪和21世纪初最引人注目的企业家之一，但他不应把持着权力不放，从而玷污了这种成就。