单词	tarnish
释义	tarnish1 verbtarnish2 noun tarnishtar‧nish1 /ˈtɑːnɪʃ $ ˈtɑːr-/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINtarnish1 Origin: 1400-1500 Old French ternir ‘to make dull’ Verb Table VERB TABLE tarnish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they tarnish he, she, it tarnishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they tarnished Present perfect I, you, we, they have tarnished he, she, it has tarnished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had tarnished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will tarnish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have tarnished Continuous Form Present I am tarnishing he, she, it is tarnishing you, we, they are tarnishing Past I, he, she, it was tarnishing you, we, they were tarnishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been tarnishing he, she, it has been tarnishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been tarnishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be tarnishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been tarnishing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Neighbors' testimony tarnished Wilson's image as a loving mother. The brass is nice, but it will tarnish really easily. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Harassment of religion will only tarnish the orthodox church's reputation, while steeling the resistance of persecuted faiths. I wanted it to shine the windows and polish the tarnished feelings like a good spring house-cleaning. Profits at auto makers and other exporters could be tarnished by a weaker dollar against the yen. The glass was so tarnished they could hardly be deciphered. The promise of town planning itself was tarnished in this context. This reputation could be tarnished if adequate steps are not taken to control the rodent population. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► tarnish an image (=damage it slightly)· His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport. ► tarnish somebody’s reputation (=make it worse)· His reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► image · But it also did not want to tarnish its image as a candidate to host the 2008 Olympic games.· It is not the opposition that is tarnishing the image of the regime.· But turning around such a tarnished image will not be easy.· The letter on Palace notepaper detailed plans to tarnish Di's image.· The vicious tone does him no credit whatsoever and in fact only serves to tarnish the image of the party.· Steffi did snap the whip at those who act unprofessionally and tarnish the image of the sport. ► reputation · What right had I to tarnish the reputation of an acknowledged war hero and needlessly distress his family?· Duke Ellington and Count Basie also tarnished their reputations by recording brassy versions of Beatle tunes. 1[transitive] if an event or fact tarnishes someone’s reputation, record, image etc, it makes it worse:  His regime was tarnished by human rights abuses.2[intransitive, transitive] if metals such as silver, copper, or brass tarnish, or if something tarnishes them, they become dull and lose their colour:  Gold does not tarnish easily. tarnished silver spoons tarnish1 verbtarnish2 noun tarnishtarnish2 noun [singular, uncountable] Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► tarnish an image (=damage it slightly)· His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport. ► tarnish somebody’s reputation (=make it worse)· His reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes. dullness of colour, or loss of brightness
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