tarnish
英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃ]
[VERB]
tarnishes , tarnishing , tarnished
1. [T 及物动词] 玷污 , 损坏（名声或形象）
If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.
双语例句
例：The affair could tarnish the reputation of the senator.
这一事件可能有损那位参议员的名声。
2. [I 不及物动词] 玷污 , 变得有污迹
If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.
双语例句
例：It never rusts or tarnishes.
它从不生锈，也没有污迹。
VERB. 动词
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