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　

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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
  1. The mirrors had tarnished with age.
     这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
  2. The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.
     银烛台都发乌了，满是灰尘。
• 玷污，败坏，损坏（名声等）
  to spoil the good opinion people have of sb/sth
  1. 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。

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.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

verb

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
  1. The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
  2. Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
  Synonym:stainmaculatesullydefile

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• But you know, honesty is not a commodity to bargain, which is the holy goddess, without any hint of tarnish.
  但你可知道，诚信不是商品可以讨价还价，它是圣洁的女神，容不得一丝玷污。
• 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。
• But the rapid expansion came at the expense of quality and customer service, causing the brand to tarnish.
  但迅速扩张却是以质量和客户服务为代价的，导致公司品牌受到玷污。
• 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。
• Now look in my eyes, your soul has been tarnish by the blood of innocent people, feel their pain!
  看着我的眼睛，你的灵魂被无辜者的鲜血玷污了，感受他们的痛苦吧！
• The absolute worst thing Apple could do now would be to set off on a path of cash destruction and brand dilution by launching a bunch of terrible products that would tarnish its image.
  现在苹果最不应该做的就是推出一大堆玷污公司形象的糟糕产品，既浪费了现金，又稀释了公司品牌。
• Even if autonomous cars are statistically safer, any mistake will tarnish the entire endeavor.
  即便有统计数据表明自动驾驶汽车更安全，但如果出现任何错误还是会让全部努力受到损害。
• 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。