tarnished

英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃt]

美 [ˈtɑːrnɪʃt]

v.  (使)失去光泽，暗淡; 玷污，败坏，损坏(名声等)
tarnish的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：tarnished　过去式：tarnished　

BNC.21850 / COCA.20075

柯林斯词典

• VERB 玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)
  If you say that somethingtarnishessomeone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.
  1. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
     这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
  2. His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
     他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。
• V-ERG (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
  If a metaltarnishesor if somethingtarnishesit, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.
  1. It never rusts or tarnishes...
     它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
  2. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
     清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。
• N-UNCOUNT 锈斑;污点
  Tarnishis a substance which forms of the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness.
  1. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
     戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。

双语例句

• He has tarnished his own discipline of social psychology.
  他玷污了他自己所从事的社会心理学学科。
• His reputation has been tarnished by their slanders.
  他的名誉因他们的中伤而受玷污。
• Have they had their reputations tarnished?
  他们的声誉是否受损了？
• It tarnished Li Ning's brand too, and helped push China's sports fans into the arms of Nike and Adidas.
  这种做法也损害了李宁的品牌，将中国的运动爱好者推向了耐克（Nike）和阿迪达斯（Adidas）的怀抱。
• Ironically, it is these mawkish, calcified heads that have tarnished the sculptor's reputation.
  具有讽刺意味的，正是这些婆婆妈妈人，玷污了雕塑家的声誉。
• His reputation was tarnished.
  他的声誉受到玷污。
• Not wanting to see his record tarnished by a formal charge.
  不希望看到他的履历因此而染上污点。
• I rob both of my son's good name, which I have tarnished, and of his mother's fortune.
  我既沾污了儿子的姓氏，又侵占了他母亲的一份财产。
• Such concerns have not tarnished the Buffett aura, but they have long affected the share price.
  这些关切尚未玷污巴菲特的光环，但它们一直影响着股价。
• Tonight we will make a memory that will never be tarnished.
  今晚我们将有一个永不磨灭的回忆。