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词汇 tarnish
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tarnish

verb
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they tarnish
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
he / she / it tarnishes
/ˈtɑːnɪʃɪz/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪz/
past simple tarnished
/ˈtɑːnɪʃt/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
past participle tarnished
/ˈtɑːnɪʃt/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
-ing form tarnishing
/ˈtɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪŋ/
  1. [intransitive, transitive] if metal tarnishes or something tarnishes it, it no longer looks bright and shiny(使)失去光泽,暗淡
    • The mirrors had tarnished with age.这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
    • tarnish something The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.银烛台都发乌了,满是灰尘。
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • slightly
  2. [transitive, often passive] to damage the good opinion people have of somebody/something玷污,败坏,损坏(名声等) synonym taint
    • be tarnished Reputations can be easily tarnished.声誉很容易受损。
    • He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image.他希望改善报纸略有受损的公众形象。
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • severely
    • slightly
    • somewhat
  3. 词源late Middle English (as a verb): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull’.

tarnish

noun
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
[singular, uncountable]
  1. a thin layer on the surface of a metal that makes it look darker and less bright(金属表面上的)暗锈
    词源late Middle English (as a verb): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull’.
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