| 单词 | blemish |
| 释义 | blemish (blemɪʃ ) Word forms: blemishes , blemishing , blemished 1. countable noun A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance. Every piece is inspected, and if there is the slightest blemish on it, it is rejected. 2. countable noun A blemish on something is a small fault in it. This is the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success. [+ on] Synonyms: defect, fault, weakness, stain 3. verb If something blemishes someone's character or reputation, it spoils it or makes it seem less good than it was in the past. He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dishonour, mark, damage, spot Collocations: minor blemish But then came a massive 1990s scrub-up where the grime sifted and the steel works shrank to a minor blemish on the skyline. Times, Sunday Times He survived by a whisker being run out on 54 and caught on the boundary on 57, but these were minor blemishes. Times, Sunday Times Sufferers imagine problems with their body or exaggerate minor blemishes to the point they think about little else. The Sun Minor blemishes, perhaps, in the final analysis. Times, Sunday Times Minor blemishes of ensemble or tone count for nothing when balanced with such clarity and unanimity of musical and dramatic purpose. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 瑕疵, 沾上污点 Japanese: きず, きずを付ける |
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