tarnish

英['tɑːnɪʃ]美['tɑːrnɪʃ]
  • n. 晦暗；污渍
  • v. 沾污

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自古法语ternir，使暗淡，黯淡，来自Proto-Germanic*darnijana，隐藏，来自PIE*dher，固定，握住，保护，词源同darn，firm.引申诸相关词义。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I or T ] （使）（尤指金属）失去光泽，（使）变暗淡;（使）褪色
      2. [ T ] 诽谤;中伤

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] （使）（尤指金属）失去光泽，（使）变暗淡;（使）褪色
    2. [ T ] 诽谤;中伤

      By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate's image/reputation.

      到这时，一连串的丑闻已使这名候选人的形象／名誉大大受损。

    小知识

    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!

    实用短语

    1. anti-tarnish paper

    2. anti-tarnish board

      防锈纸板

    3. tarnish resistance

      抗蚀性,抗蚀力,耐变色,抗氧化性

    4. tarnish proof paper

      防锈纸

    5. anti-tarnish treatment

      抗暗处理,均镀力,抗暗处置惩罚

    6. anti-tarnish

      抗氧化槽,抗氧化剂,防锈,防氧化剂

    7. non-tarnish paper

      防锈纸

    8. tarnish board

    单词用法

    变化形式
    复数： tarnishes第三人称单数： tarnishes过去式： tarnished过去分词： tarnished现在分词： tarnishing

    同义词

    vt. & vi.玷污;变色

    soil  /  dim  /  stain  /  fade  /  discolor

    其他释义

    shame  /  cloud  /  soil  /  smear  /  pollute  /  dull  /  stigma  /  stain  /  impute  /  discolor  /  daub  /  dim  /  taint  /  fade

    反义词

    polish