tarnish

tar·nish

T0049000 (tär′nĭsh) v. tar·nished, tar·nish·ing, tar·nish·es v. tr. 1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt: Being in the ground for so long tarnished the old coins. 2. a. To detract from or spoil: a tasteless meal that tarnished an otherwise pleasant evening. b. To bring disgrace to; sully: a scandal that tarnished his reputation. v. intr. 1. To lose luster; become discolored: a metal that tarnishes quickly. 2. To become less enjoyable or estimable: Her admiration for the movie's producer quickly tarnished. n. 1. The condition of being tarnished: no sign of tarnish on the frame. 2. A film or layer of discoloration on a metal surface caused by corrosion or oxidation. 3. The condition of being disgraced or made less estimable: the tarnish on his reputation.

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[Middle English ternishen, from Old French ternir, terniss-, to darken, tarnish, from Frankish *tarnjan; see dher- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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tar′nish·a·ble adj.

tarnish

(ˈtɑːnɪʃ) vb1. to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour: silver tarnishes quickly. 2. to stain or become stained; taint or spoil: a fraud that tarnished his reputation. na tarnished condition, surface, or film[C16: from Old French ternir to make dull, from terne lustreless, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tarnen to conceal, Old English dierne hidden] ˈtarnishable adj ˈtarnisher n

tar•nish

(ˈtɑr nɪʃ)

v.t. 1. to dull the luster of or discolor (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation. 2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; sully: to tarnish a reputation. v.i. 3. to become tarnished. n. 4. a tarnished coating. 5. tarnished condition. 6. a stain or blemish. [1590–1600; < Middle French terniss-, long s. of ternir to dull, deaden < Germanic (compare Old High German tarnjan to hide, obscure); see -ish²] tar′nish•a•ble, adj.

tarnish

Past participle: tarnished
Gerund: tarnishing

Imperative
tarnish
tarnish

Present
I tarnish
you tarnish
he/she/it tarnishes
we tarnish
you tarnish
they tarnish

Preterite
I tarnished
you tarnished
he/she/it tarnished
we tarnished
you tarnished
they tarnished

Present Continuous
I am tarnishing
you are tarnishing
he/she/it is tarnishing
we are tarnishing
you are tarnishing
they are tarnishing

Present Perfect
I have tarnished
you have tarnished
he/she/it has tarnished
we have tarnished
you have tarnished
they have tarnished

Past Continuous
I was tarnishing
you were tarnishing
he/she/it was tarnishing
we were tarnishing
you were tarnishing
they were tarnishing

Past Perfect
I had tarnished
you had tarnished
he/she/it had tarnished
we had tarnished
you had tarnished
they had tarnished

Future
I will tarnish
you will tarnish
he/she/it will tarnish
we will tarnish
you will tarnish
they will tarnish

Future Perfect
I will have tarnished
you will have tarnished
he/she/it will have tarnished
we will have tarnished
you will have tarnished
they will have tarnished

Future Continuous
I will be tarnishing
you will be tarnishing
he/she/it will be tarnishing
we will be tarnishing
you will be tarnishing
they will be tarnishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tarnishing
you have been tarnishing
he/she/it has been tarnishing
we have been tarnishing
you have been tarnishing
they have been tarnishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tarnishing
you will have been tarnishing
he/she/it will have been tarnishing
we will have been tarnishing
you will have been tarnishing
they will have been tarnishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tarnishing
you had been tarnishing
he/she/it had been tarnishing
we had been tarnishing
you had been tarnishing
they had been tarnishing

Conditional
I would tarnish
you would tarnish
he/she/it would tarnish
we would tarnish
you would tarnish
they would tarnish

Past Conditional
I would have tarnished
you would have tarnished
he/she/it would have tarnished
we would have tarnished
you would have tarnished
they would have tarnished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tarnish - discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidationdiscoloration, discolouration, stain - a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
Verb	1.	tarnish - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"maculate, defile, sully, stainblob, fleck, blot, spot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

tarnish

verb1. damage, taint, blacken, sully, drag through the mud, smirch His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal.
damage enhance2. stain, dull, discolour, spot, soil, dim, rust, darken, blot, blemish, befoul, lose lustre or shine It never rusts or tarnishes.
stain shine, brighten, polish upnoun1. stain, taint, discoloration, spot, rust, blot, blemish The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.

tarnish

verb1. To spoil the soundness or perfection of:blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, vitiate.2. To contaminate the reputation of:befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint.Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.nounA mark of discredit or disgrace:black eye, blemish, blot, onus, spot, stain, stigma, taint.Archaic: attaint.Idiom: a blot on one's escutcheon.

Translations

使失去光泽无光泽

tarnish

(ˈtaːniʃ) verb to (cause a metal to) become dull and stained. Silver tarnishes easily. 使失去光澤 使失去光泽 noun a dull, stained appearance on a metal surface. 失去光澤 无光泽ˈtarnished adjective 失去光澤的 无光泽的