Tarnish
[ 'tɑrnɪʃ ]
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vt.& vi. （通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗;
vt. 玷污，败坏;
n. 污点，瑕疵;无光泽，晦暗;
📝 例句
tarnish film
锈[氧化]膜
Air and moisture tarnish silver.
空气和潮湿使银子失去光泽。
To stain or tarnish with dishonor.
使名声受玷污
tarnish inhibitor
晦暗抑制剂
The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“踏你屎”:用光泽的脚踏你的屎以后,鞋失去光泽
※ tar-谐音“他”,ni-拼音“你”,sh-拼音“是”:他说你是坏人,玷污了你的名誉
※ tarn-山中小湖,tarnish-晦暗:使某物表面的光泽如同山中小湖中的湖水一样黑漆漆的→晦暗
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
tarnish
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) lose its brightness by being exposed to air or damp （因暴露於空气或潮气）（使某物）失去光泽
mirrors that have tarnished with age 因年深月久而失去光泽的镜子
The brasswork needs polishing it's badly tarnished. 那黄铜制品该擦了--黑糊糊的.
2 [Tn] stain or blemish (a reputation, etc) 玷污, 损害（名誉等）
The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal. 这件丑事玷污了公司的好名声. tarnish, n [C, U]
loss of brightness; stain or blemish 晦暗; 污点; 瑕疵
remove the tarnish from silver 除去银子上的污点.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tɑ:niʃ]n. 失泽, 失泽膜, 污点vt. 使失去光泽, 玷污vi. 失去光泽, 被玷污
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I hope I'll go down in history as a famous English professor.
我希望成为未来历史上有名的英文教授。
Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
大贼脱身去，小贼被吊死。
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
据估计，若桥上摆满了汽车，也只不过是桥的总承载力的1/3。