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

stainverb

uk/steɪn/us/steɪn/

stain verb (MARK)

C2 [ I or T ] to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove:

Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.

While she was changing the wheel on her car, her coat had become stained with oil.

[ I ] If a material stains, it absorbs substances easily, causing it to become covered with marks, or coloured by a chemical:

This carpet is ideal for the kitchen because it doesn't stain easily.

[ T ] to change the colour of something using a chemical:

She stripped the floorboards and stained them dark brown.

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Water and other liquids can stain unprotected wood surfaces.
Lily pollen stains really badly.
Red wine stains.
The wood itself was light but I stained it darker.
You can stain wood in different colours.

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Making things dirty & untidy

blacken
clutter
contaminate
defile
dirty
disarrange
foul
mess
mired
mix
mix sth up
muddle
muddle sth up
muddy
muss
pollute
polluter
soil
tarnish
the polluter pays principle idiom

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Colour - general words

stain verb (SPOIL)

C2 [ T ] literary to permanently spoil something such as someone's reputation:

Several important politicians have had their reputations stained by this scandal.

The country's history is stained with the blood of (= the country is guilty of killing) millions of innocent men and women.

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Damaging reputation

besmirch
black mark
blacken
blot
blot your copybook idiom
calumniate
dog
drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
give a dog a bad name idiom
hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
impugn
mud
poison
scurrilous
show someone in a bad light idiom
slander
smear
stab
sully
taint

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stainnoun

uk/steɪn/us/steɪn/

stain noun (MARK)

B1 [ C ] a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove:

a blood/grass stain

You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it.

[ C ] a chemical for changing the colour of something

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Dirt & untidiness

a dog's breakfast idiom
bloodstain
blot
clutter
contaminant
contaminate
defile
filthiness
fleck
grime
gunge
gunk
muck
pollutant
slob
slovenly
slut
smear
smudge
speck

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Chemistry: types of chemical

stain noun (DAMAGE)

[ S ] literary permanent damage to someone's reputation or character:

His solicitor said, "He leaves this court without a stain on his character."

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Damaging reputation

besmirch
black mark
blacken
blot
blot your copybook idiom
calumniate
dog
drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
give a dog a bad name idiom
hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
impugn
mud
poison
scurrilous
show someone in a bad light idiom
slander
smear
stab
sully
taint

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单词	stain
释义	Contents verb (2) stain (MARK) stain (SPOIL) noun (2) stain (MARK) stain (DAMAGE) Contents verb (1) stain (1) noun (1) stain (1) more…(1) stainless English American stainverb uk/steɪn/us/steɪn/ stain verb (MARK) C2 [ I or T ] to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove: Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes. While she was changing the wheel on her car, her coat had become stained with oil. [ I ] If a material stains, it absorbs substances easily, causing it to become covered with marks, or coloured by a chemical: This carpet is ideal for the kitchen because it doesn't stain easily. [ T ] to change the colour of something using a chemical: She stripped the floorboards and stained them dark brown. More examples Water and other liquids can stain unprotected wood surfaces. Lily pollen stains really badly. Red wine stains. The wood itself was light but I stained it darker. You can stain wood in different colours. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Making things dirty & untidy blacken clutter contaminate defile dirty disarrange foul mess mired mix *mix sth* up muddle muddle sth up muddy muss pollute polluter soil tarnish the polluter pays principle idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Colour - general words stain verb (SPOIL) C2 [ T ] literary to permanently spoil something such as someone's reputation: Several important politicians have had their reputations stained by this scandal. The country's history is stained with the blood of (= the country is guilty of killing) millions of innocent men and women. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Damaging reputation besmirch black mark blacken blot blot your copybook idiom calumniate dog drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom give a dog a bad name idiom hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom impugn mud poison scurrilous show someone in a bad light idiom slander smear stab sully taint See more results » stainnoun uk/steɪn/us/steɪn/ stain noun (MARK) B1 [ C ] a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove: a blood/grass stain You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it. [ C ] a chemical for changing the colour of something Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Dirt & untidiness a dog's breakfast idiom bloodstain blot clutter contaminant contaminate defile filthiness fleck grime gunge gunk muck pollutant slob slovenly slut smear smudge speck See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Chemistry: types of chemical stain noun (DAMAGE) [ S ] literary permanent damage to someone's reputation or character: His solicitor said, "He leaves this court without a stain on his character." Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Damaging reputation besmirch black mark blacken blot blot your copybook idiom calumniate dog drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom give a dog a bad name idiom hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom impugn mud poison scurrilous show someone in a bad light idiom slander smear stab sully taint See more results » stainverb [ I/T ] us/steɪn/ to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark: [ T ] Strawberry juice stained my shirt. [ I ] This carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain easily. If you stain wood, you put a substance on it that changes its color: [ T ] Instead of painting the woodwork, she stained it dark brown. stainless adjective us/ˈsteɪn·ləs/ stainnoun [ C ] us/steɪn/ a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove: The tomato sauce left a stain on the tablecloth. A stain is also a thin, oily liquid used to change the color of wood. biology A stain is also a chemical used to color cells to make them easier to see when studying them under a microscope.**
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stainverb

stain verb (MARK)

stain verb (SPOIL)

stainnoun

stain noun (MARK)

stain noun (DAMAGE)

stainverb [ I/T ]

stainnoun [ C ]