单词	burnished
释义	burnishbur‧nish /ˈbɜːnɪʃ $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINburnish Origin: 1300-1400 Old French brunir ‘to make brown, cause to shine’, from brun ‘brown’ Verb Table VERB TABLE burnish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they burnish he, she, it burnishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they burnished Present perfect I, you, we, they have burnished he, she, it has burnished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had burnished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will burnish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have burnished Continuous Form Present I am burnishing he, she, it is burnishing you, we, they are burnishing Past I, he, she, it was burnishing you, we, they were burnishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been burnishing he, she, it has been burnishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been burnishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be burnishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been burnishing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All the valve and operating fittings for the above locos were completed and burnished by hand at Wolverton Works Brass Shop. But we have trouble seeing them for what they really are because of the images burnished into our consciousness by movie-makers. For nearly three years President Clinton has carefully burnished his crime-fighter credentials. Some long shots burnished their chances, some favourites lost ground. Way at the front end of the house red light came pouring through the tunnel and showed the lake burnished and menacing. 1to polish metal or another substance until it shines2to work hard in order to improve something:  He missed no opportunity to burnish his image.—burnished adjective
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