1.[i][t](使)失去光泽,暗淡if metaltarnishes or sthtarnishes it, it no longer looks bright and shiny
The mirrors had tarnished with age.这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.银烛台都发乌了,满是灰尘。
2.[t]~ sth玷污,败坏,损坏(名声等)to spoil the good opinion people have of sb/sth
He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image.他希望改善报纸略有受损的公众形象。
1.[sing][u](金属表面上的)暗锈a thin layer on the surface of a metal that makes it look dull and not bright
Only when he came to the word tarnish, he looked upon his lace like one a little mortified.
只是当他读到“失去光泽”这几个字的时候,他望望自己的花边,似乎感到了一点耻辱。
Republicans are no doubt trying to tarnish those accomplishments.
共和党人无疑试图抹黑这些成果。
He said he didn't want the unrest at home to tarnish the celebration.
他说,他不想让巴林国内的动乱使这场庆典失色。
But that halo has begun to tarnish as many residents line up to file fraudulent claims of compensation offered by British Petroleum.
但那光景已经随着许多居民排队领取英国石油公司提供的欺诈性理赔请求开始褪去。
But you know, honesty is not a commodity to bargain, which is the holy goddess, without any hint of tarnish.
但你可知道,诚信不是商品可以讨价还价,它是圣洁的女神,容不得一丝玷污。
And yet Mr Bush does not allow his list of regrets to tarnish a jaunty self-assessment.
然而,布什可不允许这份遗憾清单掩盖了自我评价的闪亮光彩。
In natural environment, tarnish was observed on the surface of a commemoration silver coin of China.
银纪念币在大气环境中表面发生变色,失去原有的金属光泽。
Jewelry would surely be nice, but what can I afford that would not soon tarnish or grow quickly out of style?
首饰当然不错,但什么样的珠宝不会很快失去光泽或旋即过时,而我又能买得起呢?
On French TV, Mr. Villepin has denounced Bourgi's accusations as lies and a willful attempt to tarnish Mr. Chirac's presidency.
德维勒班在法国电视上抨击布吉的指控纯属谎言,并且一心想诬蔑希拉克的总统表现。
Although I feel greatly honored to be quoted on internet, I don't want to tarnish Tagore's name by my own shabby work.
尽管有人在网络上引用我的作品让我极为荣幸,但我不希望因为自己的拙作而玷污泰戈尔的名声。
"We have a proud reputation, but mustn't tarnish it for the sake of making a quick buck, " he said.
“我们有我们引以自豪的名誉,但绝不能为了急于赚钱就玷污了它,”他说。
Rust, scratches, discoloration, or tarnish of any metal part.
金属配件生锈、刮花、颜色不符或失去光泽;
If the silver is only lightly tarnished, all of the tarnish will disappear within several minutes.
如果银器只有点点暗的话,所有的暗沉几分钟之内就会消失了。
Yet these considerations should not tarnish in the least the happiness of the winners.
不过这些考量都不应该妨碍到获奖者的快乐。
That recommendation is unlikely to be taken up by the legislature, but it will still tarnish her reputation.
虽然这个建议并不怎么可能被立法机构采纳,却也同样会使她的名声受损。
At worst, it can ruin ideas and tarnish reputations, like the physicists who claimed to have made room-temperature cold fusion in the 1990s.
在最糟糕的情况下,这会颠覆科学家的理论并损害他们的名誉,就像在上世纪90年代宣称实现了室温冷聚变的物理学家一样。
Salt Lake City may forever be remembered as the city that helped tarnish the golden halos of the Olympic Rings.
作为一个使奥运光环黯然失色的城市,盐湖城也许会遗臭万年。
Finally, please tell you, don't take your thinks himself to tarnish I.
最后,请告诉你,不要拿你的自以为是来玷污我。
Ruthenium (Ru): Like platinum and palladium, ruthenium is a silvery metal that does not easily tarnish.
钌:像铂和钯一样,钌是一种不易变色的银白色金属。
This helps explain why the souring of the wars failed to tarnish the military's reputation.
这一点能够解释,为什么战争没有破坏军队的声誉。
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