单词 | tarnish |
释义 | verbnountar·nishBrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they tarnish BrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/ present simple - he / she / it tarnishes BrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪz/ past simple tarnished BrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃt/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/ past participle tarnished BrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃt/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/ -ing form tarnishing BrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪŋ/ [I , T ]if metal tarnishes or sth 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。◆ ~sth The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty . 银烛台都发乌了,满是灰尘。[T ]~sth to spoil the good opinion people have of sb /sth 玷污,败坏,损坏(名声等)SYN taint◆ 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。tar·nishBrE /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ NAmE /ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/ noun [sing. , U ]a thin layer on the surface of a metal that makes it look dull and not bright (金属表面上的)暗锈 |
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