| 单词 | tarnish |
| 释义 | tarnish (tɑːʳnɪʃ ) Word forms: tarnishes , tarnishing , tarnished 1. verb If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister. [VERB noun] His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: damage, taint, blacken, sully tarnished adjective He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country. 2. verb If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. It never rusts or tarnishes. [VERB] Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stain, dull, discolour, spot tarnished adjective ...its brown surfaces of tarnished brass. 3. uncountable noun Tarnish is a substance which forms on the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring. Synonyms: stain, taint, discoloration, spot Translations: Chinese: 玷污 Japanese: 汚す名誉などを |
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