| 单词 | tarnish |
| 释义 | tarnish (once / 1751 pages) vn To tarnish is to become dull or discolored. Silver tends to tarnish easily, which is why your mother is always having you polish the family silver. As a noun, a tarnish is the dull layer of corrosion that sometimes forms on metal items, usually the result of the metal reacting to oxygen in the air. Metals are most likely to tarnish, but so can anything that once felt sparkly and bright but has lost its luster — even you. If the new kid just beat you in chess, your reputation as the best chess player in your class has started to tarnish. Better not lose again! WORD FAMILYtarnish: tarnished, tarnishes, tarnishing+/tarnished: untarnished USAGE EXAMPLESThe ensuing heavy redemptions hurt performance and the fund’s record was forever tarnished. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Some actors or heirs worry that overexposure will tarnish a celebrity's image, Roesler said. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) Connecticut: The Huskies did nothing to tarnish their stature as the best women’s basketball team in the country. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Syn|Hypo|Hyper defile, maculate, stain, sully darken tarnish or stain blob, blot, fleck, spot make a spot or mark onto 2n discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation Hyper discoloration, discolouration, stain a soiled or discolored appearance |
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