burnish
英 [ˈbɜːnɪʃ]
美 [ˈbɜːrnɪʃ]
v. 磨光,擦亮(金属)
现在分词:burnishing 过去式:burnished 过去分词:burnished 比较级:burnisher 第三人称单数:burnishes
BNC.23875 / COCA.20422
牛津词典
verb
- 磨光,擦亮(金属)
to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny
柯林斯词典
- VERB 改善(形象)
Toburnishthe image of someone or something means to improve their image.- The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。
- The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
英英释义
noun
- the property of being smooth and shiny
verb
双语例句
- Next week, Sarkozy hosts the G8 summit in the French city of Deauville-giving him the opportunity to burnish his international statesman's stature.
萨科齐下星期将在法国多维尔市主持八国峰会,这会给他机会发挥国际政治家的才能。 - Material and process: low carbon steel wire, stainless steel wire through the bending forming, fine welding burnish, surface treatment working procedure such as finish.
材料和工艺:低碳钢丝、不锈钢丝通过折弯成型、精细焊接打磨、表面处理等工序完成的。 - I rub my scars the way other people fret a rabbit's foot or burnish a lucky penny.
我抚摸自己疤痕的方式,就像其他烦恼之人抚摸兔脚或幸运便士一样。 - But with the president scouting for opportunities to burnish his relationship with big business, he could give the idea a fresh look.
不过现在奥巴马正在寻找机会,以期改善与大企业之间的关系,因此他有可能会从一个新的视角看待这个问题。 - BURNISH: To make shiny by rubbing; gloss, polish.
磨光:通过研磨,抛光的方法来增加表面光洁度。 - Taking a stand now could help to burnish some of the idealism traditionally attached to its brand and reinforce the goodwill of advertisers and users.
如今采取反对立场,可能有助于为谷歌品牌历来表现出的理想主义增添一些光芒,增强广告客户和用户对谷歌的亲切感。 - To achieve this, she has worked hard to burnish her credentials with the Tory right.
为达成这一目的,她一直努力让自己在保守党右翼面前显得更具资格。 - Another source of money is corporate partners. I suggest they may only commit small sums, just enough to burnish their social responsibility credentials.
另一资金来源是企业合作伙伴,我建议它们只要定期捐赠少量钱,就能提升其履行社会责任的良好形象。 - The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。 - While it is a long time classic scour crystallization, its internal burnish is from day to day more bright stars.
经典则是经过悠悠时光冲刷的结晶,其内在的光泽却是一天比一天更加璀璨的星辰。