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

• 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。
• But this record has become tarnished in recent years in particular over the crisis in Zimbabwe.
  但这一纪录已在近些年来受到玷污，尤其是在津巴布韦危机一事上。
• 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。
• MMC still faces a struggle amid a shrinking home market and a tarnished image in the all-important US market.
  在国内市场不断萎缩和在其重要的美国市场形象受损的情况下，三菱汽车仍面临一场挑战。
• 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。
• Financial troubles and empty promises from a string of four owners severely tarnished the park's image.
  来自正在严重地生锈公园的图像四个拥有者的一线财政的麻烦和空的东西承诺。
• Even if he clears his name and returns to France, Mr Strauss-Kahn will find his image badly tarnished.
  即便卡恩洗清了名声，重返法国政坛，他仍会发现自己的形象已严重受损。
• It had to be to rescue a brand that had started to become tarnished. worn or faded from being on display in a store.
  这场演出不得不进行以挽救一个品牌&这一品牌已经开始褪色了。在商店陈列久了而变旧的或褪色的。
• His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence that they had tarnished.
  他一到场，就使他们想起给他们玷污了的天真无邪的人。
• Today, the image of technical competence and environmental responsibility has been tarnished.
  今天，BP在技术能力和环保责任方面的形象已经蒙污。