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tarnish

/tahr-nish/US // ˈtɑr nɪʃ //UK // (ˈtɑːnɪʃ) //

玷污,抹黑,玷污了,弄脏

Related Words

sully玷污,污辱,玷污了,脏污dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光harm伤害,危害,损害,坏处mar娶,娶妻pollute污染,污染环境,污染了,扰乱smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑muddy泥泞的,泥泞,浑浊的,浑浊damage损失,损害,损伤,损坏defame诋毁,诽谤,毁谤,诽谤罪taint污点,污垢,污污,污玷impair减损,损害,损伤,减值spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了embarrass尴尬,窘迫,尴尬的,窘迫的stain污渍,污点,染色,沾污hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的tar焦油,柏油,柏油路面,卷烟defile丑化,隘口,隘路,弄脏了befoul弄脏,弄脏了,污辱,污辱了blot污点,污渍,污痕,污污点

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to dull the luster of, especially by oxidation; discolor.
    • : to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully: The scandal tarnished his reputation.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to grow dull or discolored; lose luster.
    • : to become sullied.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tarnished coating.
    • : tarnished condition; discoloration; alteration of the luster of a metal.
    • : a stain or blemish.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdirty, corrupt
Forms: tarnished, tarnishes
Synonyms
damage损失,损害,损伤,损坏defame诋毁,诽谤,毁谤,诽谤罪dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的embarrass尴尬,窘迫,尴尬的,窘迫的harm伤害,危害,损害,坏处hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的impair减损,损害,损伤,减值mar娶,娶妻muddy泥泞的,泥泞,浑浊的,浑浊pollute污染,污染环境,污染了,扰乱smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了stain污渍,污点,染色,沾污sully玷污,污辱,玷污了,脏污taint污点,污垢,污污,污玷tar焦油,柏油,柏油路面,卷烟befoul弄脏,弄脏了,污辱,污辱了begrime乞讨,乞讨罪,乞丐,乞求blacken黑化,变黑,发黑,变黑了blemish玷污,疵点,瑕疵,瑕玷blot污点,污渍,污痕,污污点contaminate污染,污染了,沾染,污损darken变黑,发黑,变黑了,变暗defile丑化,隘口,隘路,弄脏了discolor褪色,脱色,落色,失色disgrace耻辱,羞辱,侮蔑,耻辱感grime污垢,灰尘,尘垢,尘土飞扬injure伤害,损伤,受伤,伤害了pale苍白,苍白的,浅色,淡淡的rust锈,锈蚀,锈迹斑斑,铁锈slander诽谤,诋毁,毁谤,谗言smudge墨渍,污渍,墨迹,墨水soil土壤,土地,泥土spot斑点,地点,斑斑点点,斑vitiate废止,使之无效,使之失效,使之丧失活力lose luster黯然失色,失去光泽,丧失光泽,黯淡无光lose shine失去光泽,丧失光泽,黯然失色,失光

Examples

  • He said Iran pays lobbyists in Washington to discredit reports by Iranian exiles and tarnish their image.

  • In response, Netanyahu said Olmert was trying to tarnish his administration ahead of parliamentary elections next week.

  • And using charges themselves false in order to tarnish his reputation?

  • Her traditional Muslim father said it would tarnish the family name for a young woman to live overseas alone.

  • Banville may tarnish his hero a bit, particularly by tormenting him with alcohol.

  • If he breathed, it was only that feeble respiration which could scarcely tarnish the surface of a mirror.

  • It is easy to understand that gold and silver thread of this pure description, unlike tinsel finery, it is not liable to tarnish.

  • The aluminum utensils will be always shining, for the material of which they are made will not tarnish.

  • Prizes are offered at Lyons for the best mode of manufacturing gold and silver thread that will not tarnish.

  • He has deposited it safely, where misfortune can not tarnish it, where malice can not blast it.

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