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

• The attitude of the founder will set the tone for the business. Negativity, laziness and entitlement waste time and money while they tarnish your reputation.
  创始人的心态将为公司定下基调。消极、懒惰和理所应当的心态，不仅浪费时间和金钱，还会损害你的信誉。
• 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。
• Air and moisture tarnish silver.
  空气和潮湿使银子失去光泽。
• The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
  戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。
• Just as the adage tells us one bad apple can spoil an entire barrel of apples, poor behavior or unethical actions by a single employee can tarnish how people perceive an entire organization.
  就如谚语告诉我们，一个坏苹果会使整桶的苹果都坏掉，一个员工的不好态度或不道德行为会玷污人们对整个组织的观感。
• The episode could badly tarnish the poll.
  这段小插曲能够严重破坏投票选举进程。
• Counterfeit money crimes seriously compromise a country's financial order and economic security, infringe the interests of the masses, undermine social stability, and tarnish the country's image.
  假币犯罪严重影响国家金融秩序和经济安全，侵害群众利益，破坏社会稳定，影响国家形象。
• Finally, please tell you, don't take your thinks himself to tarnish I.
  最后，请告诉你，不要拿你的自以为是来玷污我。
• 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。
• 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。