tarnish
发音
英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃ]
美 [ˈtɑːrnɪʃ]
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- vt.& vi.
- （通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗
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- vt.
- 玷污，败坏
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- n.
- 污点，瑕疵
- 无光泽，晦暗
单词词源
tarnish 暗淡，使失去光泽，玷污，败坏
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。
双语例句
- 1. " We have a proud reputation , but mustn 't tarnish it for the sake of making a quick buck , " he said .
- “我们有我们引以自豪的名誉，但绝不能为了急于赚钱就玷污了它，”他说。
- 2. Sarkozy has said that accusations of illegal campaign financing were an attempt to tarnish his reputation .
- 萨科齐一直说，非法竞选筹款的指控是在试图败坏他的名声。
- 3. In his follow-up article , he said his questioners deemed the case a state secret because , he later learned , they feared that its revelation might tarnish luoyang 's quest to become a " civilized city " as part of a national competition .
- 在他后续的文章中，他说他的质疑来自于被认为是国家机密，他们害怕这个揭露会玷污洛阳参与全国文明城市的国家评比活动。
- 4. The issue could tarnish u. s. - japan relations ; as u. s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell told reporters during a trip to tokyo in february , " the situation has to be resolved in order to ensure that u. s. - japan relations continue on such a positive course . "
- 这些问题会玷污美日关系；作为美国国务卿助理kurtcampbell在二月到日本的一次旅游中告诉记者，“这个问题必须解决以确保美日关系处以积极的方面。”
- 5. Saeed leylaz , a political analyst in iran , said he believed that his country wanted to use ms. saberi in negotiations with the united states , but would not keep her for long because it would tarnish its human rights record .
- 伊朗政治分析家赛义德说，他相信，他的国家想在与美国谈判中利用萨贝利女士，但不会让她长期囚于监狱，因为这将玷污它的人权记录。