burnish

bur·nish

B0564600 (bûr′nĭsh)tr.v. bur·nished, bur·nish·ing, bur·nish·es 1. To make smooth or glossy by rubbing; polish.2. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.3. To improve or make more impressive: achievements that burnished her reputation.n. A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.

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[Middle English burnishen, from Old French burnir, burniss-, variant of brunir, from brun, shining, of Germanic origin; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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bur′nish·er n.

burnish

(ˈbɜːnɪʃ) vb (Art Terms) to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polishn (Art Terms) a shiny finish; lustre[C14 burnischen, from Old French brunir to make brown, from brun brown] ˈburnishable adj ˈburnisher n

bur•nish

(ˈbɜr nɪʃ)
v.t. 1. to polish (a surface) by friction. 2. to make smooth and bright, esp. by rubbing with a tool. n. 3. brightness; luster. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French burniss-, Middle French bruniss- (long s. of burnir,brunir to darken, polish) <brun- brown] bur′nish•er, n.

burnish

Past participle: burnished
Gerund: burnishing

Imperative
burnish
burnish

Present
I burnish
you burnish
he/she/it burnishes
we burnish
you burnish
they burnish

Preterite
I burnished
you burnished
he/she/it burnished
we burnished
you burnished
they burnished

Present Continuous
I am burnishing
you are burnishing
he/she/it is burnishing
we are burnishing
you are burnishing
they are burnishing

Present Perfect
I have burnished
you have burnished
he/she/it has burnished
we have burnished
you have burnished
they have burnished

Past Continuous
I was burnishing
you were burnishing
he/she/it was burnishing
we were burnishing
you were burnishing
they were burnishing

Past Perfect
I had burnished
you had burnished
he/she/it had burnished
we had burnished
you had burnished
they had burnished

Future
I will burnish
you will burnish
he/she/it will burnish
we will burnish
you will burnish
they will burnish

Future Perfect
I will have burnished
you will have burnished
he/she/it will have burnished
we will have burnished
you will have burnished
they will have burnished

Future Continuous
I will be burnishing
you will be burnishing
he/she/it will be burnishing
we will be burnishing
you will be burnishing
they will be burnishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been burnishing
you have been burnishing
he/she/it has been burnishing
we have been burnishing
you have been burnishing
they have been burnishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been burnishing
you will have been burnishing
he/she/it will have been burnishing
we will have been burnishing
you will have been burnishing
they will have been burnishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been burnishing
you had been burnishing
he/she/it had been burnishing
we had been burnishing
you had been burnishing
they had been burnishing

Conditional
I would burnish
you would burnish
he/she/it would burnish
we would burnish
you would burnish
they would burnish

Past Conditional
I would have burnished
you would have burnished
he/she/it would have burnished
we would have burnished
you would have burnished
they would have burnished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burnish - the property of being smooth and shinyglossiness, polish, glosssmoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of lightFrench polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellacglaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
Verb	1.	burnish - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"furbish, buffpolish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

burnish

verb1. improve, enhance, brighten, refine, cultivate, brush up, touch up, emend The company badly needs a president who can burnish its image.2. polish, shine, buff, brighten, rub up, furbish His shoes were burnished, his shirt perfectly pressed.
polish scratch, graze, scuff, abrade

burnish

verbTo give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:buff, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine, sleek.nounA radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface:glaze, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness.

Translations

擦亮

burnish

(ˈbəːniʃ) verb to make (metal) bright by polishing. They burnished the silver. 擦亮 擦亮