英语词汇“tarnish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

tarnishtarnish1 /ˈtɑrnɪʃ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYtarnish¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French ternir to make dull

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

1[transitive] if an event or fact tarnishes someone’s reputation, record, image, etc., it makes it worse: The scandal tarnished Wilson’s political image.2[intransitive, transitive] if metals such as silver, copper, or brass tarnish, or if something tarnishes them, they become dull and lose their color—tarnished adjective: tarnished silverware