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单词 tainted
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tainted in British English

(ˈteɪntɪd)
adjective
1. 
contaminated or infected
a dirty world of sudden illness and doubtful water and scanty, tainted food
It's hot, and people will drink tainted water if they aren't aware that it carriesdisease.
2. 
tarnished
It was tainted money, surely, and not hers to spend.
He came out only slightly tainted by telling millions of viewers he and his wifehad had marital problems.

Examples of 'tainted' in a sentence
tainted

Then he was asked the questions about the time he was on the run from his tainted past.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The sport's tainted past means huge improvements and instant stars cannot expect to avoid such questioning.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now 18 soldiers are exposed to potentially tainted blood.
The Sun (2008)
Almost 2,000 have died as a result of exposure to the tainted blood.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But how does it feel to enjoy her position and vast fortune thanks to her father's tainted reputation?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Chinese translation of 'tainted'

tainted

(ˈteɪntɪd)

adj

  1. [food, water, air] 被污染的 (bèi wūrǎn de)
  2. (fig) [reputation etc] 被玷污的 (bèi diànwū de)

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