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单词 tarnish
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tarnish

verb
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tarnish
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
he / she / it tarnishes
/ˈtɑːnɪʃɪz/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪz/
past simple tarnished
/ˈtɑːnɪʃt/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
past participle tarnished
/ˈtɑːnɪʃt/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
-ing form tarnishing
/ˈtɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] if metal tarnishes or something tarnishes it, it no longer looks bright and shiny
    • The mirrors had tarnished with age.
    • tarnish something The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • slightly
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  2. [transitive, often passive] to damage the good opinion people have of somebody/something synonym taint
    • be tarnished Reputations can be easily tarnished.
    • He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • severely
    • slightly
    • somewhat
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull’.

tarnish

noun
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. a thin layer on the surface of a metal that makes it look darker and less bright
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull’.
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