tarnish
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. 玷汙; 損壞 (名聲或形象)
The affair could tarnish the reputation of the senator. 這一事件可能有損那位蓡議員的名聲。
2. tarnishedADJ 受玷汙了的; 受損了的
He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country. 他說想改善他的國家已受損的形象。
3. V-T/V-I If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. 玷汙; 變得有汙跡
It never rusts or tarnishes. 它從不生鏽,也沒有汙跡。
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tarnish /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ (tarnishing,tarnished,tarnishes)
剑桥词典
tarnish verb (METAL)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to make or (especially of metal ) become less bright or a different colour
(使)(尤指金屬)失去光澤,(使)變暗淡;(使)褪色
tarnish verb (GOOD OPINION)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to make people think that someone or something is less good
誹謗;中傷
By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate's image /reputation . 到這時,一連串的醜聞已使這名候選人的形象/名譽大大受損。 返回 tarnish