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
- 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。 - The congressional hearing comes as economic tensions with China have spilled onto various political campaigns, giving legislators seeking re-election in November an opportunity to burnish their security and economic credentials.
美国众议院听证会召开之际,各种政治活动正大肆宣扬美中两国的经济摩擦,让寻求在11月大选中连任的议员们有机会在安全和经济问题上更多地博取选民支持。 - CSR, a tool used by many multinationals to burnish their credentials as good corporate citizens, is a set of voluntary principles adopted by businesses to take account of the economic, social and environmental effects of its work.
企业社会责任是指企业考虑到其工作对经济、社会和环境所造成的影响,而采用的一套自愿原则。许多跨国企业使用这一工具,塑造自身优秀企业公民的形象。 - But if the Olympics burnish the Samsung brand, that should help the Samsung Group sell televisions, ships and insurance, too.
但如果三星的品牌被奥运会擦的锃光瓦亮,该集团电视、船只和保险的销量也会有所上升。 - 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。 - Whether opening campuses abroad or organising exchange programmes, universities are keen to burnish their multicultural credentials.
通过在海外开辟校园或是组织交换项目,大学热切地把它们的跨国学历擦得亮光闪闪。 - While the financial crisis has been a disaster for the McCain campaign, his advisers at least hoped it would provide an opening to burnish his leadership experience at a time of crisis.
尽管金融危机给麦凯恩的竞选带来了灾难,但他的顾问们至少希望,这会给他提供一个展现危机时刻领导才能的机会。 - 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。 - Distinctive crystal clastic rock enchases craft every design likes an artwork, aglimmer glamour burnish, popular feeling chord is touched like diamond.
独特的水晶碎石镶嵌工艺每件设计都如同一件艺术品,闪烁的魅力光泽,钻石般动人心弦。 - If there was a chance to burnish Commerce's moribund image by landing a new export marker, he wasn't going to worry about appearances of purity.
只要有机会开拓新的出口市场,给奄奄一息的美国商业带来振兴,他将不为廉洁的名声而担忧。飞行在图兹拉稍作停留。