| 单词 | tarnish |
| 释义 | tarnish['tɑ:niʃ]n. 失泽, 失泽膜, 污点vt. 使失去光泽, 玷污vi. 失去光泽, 被玷污 tarnish tar.nish AHD: [tär“n¹sh] D.J. [6t$8n!.]K.K. [6t$rn!.]v.（动词） tar.nished,tar.nish.ing,tar.nish.es v.tr.（及物动词）1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt.使晦暗：使…的光泽晦暗；使褪色，尤指通过把…暴露在空气或灰尘中2. To detract from or spoil; taint:减损，败坏；玷污：a tragedy that tarnished our hopes.一场使我们的希望成为泡影的悲剧3. To cast aspersions on; sully:诽谤；中伤：slander that tarnished the senator's image.玷污参议员形象的诽谤之词v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To lose luster; become discolored.失去光泽；褪色2. To diminish or become tainted.减小，受到玷污n.（名词）1. The condition of being tarnished.暗晦，失去光泽：失去光泽的状况2. Discoloration of a metal surface caused by corrosion or oxidation.生锈：金属表面由于腐蚀或氧化造成的褪色现象3. The condition of being sullied or tainted.玷污：被中伤或玷污的状况语源:1. Middle English ternisshen 中古英语 ternisshen 2. from Old French ternir terniss- [to dull] 源自 古法语 ternir terniss- [使…变（愚）钝] 3. from terne [dull] 源自 terne [（愚）钝的] 4. [of Germanic origin] [源于日耳曼语] 继承用法:tar“nishable adj.（形容词） |
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