| 单词 | tarnish |
| 释义 | tar·nish I. transitive verb 1. < polishing the tarnished spoons > < the mist settling down and tarnishing the great plaque of silver — William Beebe > < a tarnished tidewater creek — Berton Roueché > < tarnished marigold stalks — J.C.Powys > 2. a. < the brightest of its ideas grow tarnished — H.V.Gregory > < reciting some plain facts … which somewhat tarnished the latter's eulogies — V.L.Parrington > < had tarnished himself, filled his mind with corruption — Oscar Wilde > b. < am not worried that the … name will be tarnished by my association with the governor — F.D.Roosevelt > < the belief that some uranium stocks … could tarnish the reputation of American business — Wall Street Journal > intransitive verb 1. < silver tarnishes quickly if left uncared-for > 2. a. < the bright hopes of the Liberation have tarnished rapidly — Stanley Karnow > < in contact with the seamy realities … the dream soon tarnishes — L.C.Stevens > b. < his reputation may have tarnished somewhat among … the population — J.H.Huizinga > < have allowed his justly bright fame … to tarnish — C.R.Anderson > II. 1. a. < tarnish on silver > b. 2. < time and circumstance brought a tarnish to the glory — R.T.La Piere > < bright as that reputation long was, it is beginning to show tarnish — V.L.Parrington > |
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