tarnish

verb

1. （使）失去光泽，暗淡
   if metal tarnishes or sth tarnishes it, it no longer looks bright and shiny
   1. The mirrors had tarnished with age.
      这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
   2. The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.
      银烛台都发乌了，满是灰尘。
2. 玷污，败坏，损坏（名声等）
   to spoil the good opinion people have of sb/sth
   1. 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。

noun

1. （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

1. VERB 玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)
   If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.
   1. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
      这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
   2. His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
      他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。
2. V-ERG (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
   If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.
   1. It never rusts or tarnishes...
      它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
   2. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
      清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。
3. N-UNCOUNT 锈斑;污点
   Tarnish is a substance which forms of the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness.
   1. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
      戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。

1. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister
   这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
2. His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
   他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。
3. It never rusts or tarnishes
   它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
4. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
   清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。
5. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
   戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。
6. The absolute worst thing Apple could do now would be to set off on a path of cash destruction and brand dilution by launching a bunch of terrible products that would tarnish its image.
   现在苹果最不应该做的就是推出一大堆玷污公司形象的糟糕产品，既浪费了现金，又稀释了公司品牌。
7. Now look in my eyes, your soul has been tarnish by the blood of innocent people, feel their pain!
   看着我的眼睛，你的灵魂被无辜者的鲜血玷污了，感受他们的痛苦吧！
8. Even if autonomous cars are statistically safer, any mistake will tarnish the entire endeavor.
   即便有统计数据表明自动驾驶汽车更安全，但如果出现任何错误还是会让全部努力受到损害。
9. The attitude of the founder will set the tone for the business. Negativity, laziness and entitlement waste time and money while they tarnish your reputation.
   创始人的心态将为公司定下基调。消极、懒惰和理所应当的心态，不仅浪费时间和金钱，还会损害你的信誉。
10. 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。
11. Remove the tarnish from silver These old houses are going to be knocked down.
    除去银子上的污点.这些旧房子将予拆除。
12. These heavy-handed intimidation and harassment tactics are completely unacceptable and are a tarnish to your government's reputation.
    这种严厉的恐吓和骚扰战术是完全不能接受的，并损害了你的政府的声誉。
13. The silver is rhodium plated and is tarnish free.
    镀铑的银是免费的，是玷污。
14. The platinum in the ring does not tarnish and if you have sensitive skin, this metal is hypoallergenic.
    在白金戒指并不有损如果你有敏感的皮肤，这种金属是低过敏性。
15. The tedium of everyday existence does not tarnish my view of life, nor does it tamper with my ability to criticize it.
    日常生存的单调乏味并没有影响我的人生观，也没有削弱我批判生活的能力。
16. If news of this gets out, it will tarnish his image.
    如果这消息传出去，一定会抹黑他的形象。
17. Slash prices, though, and you could tarnish your brand's image permanently.
    不过大削价则可能永久地玷污你的品牌。
18. It will tarnish less and so keep it shine.
    它会破坏较少，所以保持光泽。
19. 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。
20. Mr Murdoch overcame objections from inside and outside the family that his hands-on editorial style and tabloid newspaper sensibility would tarnish the Journal's reputation for high editorial standards and independence.
    默多克克服了来自班克罗夫特家族内外的反对意见。这些反对意见认为，默多克事必亲躬的编辑风格与庸俗小报的办报倾向，会损害《华尔街日报》编辑高水准和独立性的声誉。
21. The episode could badly tarnish the poll.
    这段小插曲能够严重破坏投票选举进程。
22. Those with integrity said no. You got paid a fee to tarnish your reputation.
    那些有诚信的人会说不。你会因自己的名誉受损而得到一笔费用。
23. One of the things I did was to not tarnish his reputation at all.
    我注意到的一件事就是一点不要抹杀他的名声，要跟团队明确表示，我非常重视，他为创始公司所做的，努力，我绝不会试图，抹杀他的名声，这是一点。
24. 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。
25. Counterfeit money crimes seriously compromise a country's financial order and economic security, infringe the interests of the masses, undermine social stability, and tarnish the country's image.
    假币犯罪严重影响国家金融秩序和经济安全，侵害群众利益，破坏社会稳定，影响国家形象。
26. Just as the adage tells us one bad apple can spoil an entire barrel of apples, poor behavior or unethical actions by a single employee can tarnish how people perceive an entire organization.
    就如谚语告诉我们，一个坏苹果会使整桶的苹果都坏掉，一个员工的不好态度或不道德行为会玷污人们对整个组织的观感。
27. But the rapid expansion came at the expense of quality and customer service, causing the brand to tarnish.
    但迅速扩张却是以质量和客户服务为代价的，导致公司品牌受到玷污。
28. Chrome doesn't tarnish easily.
    铬不易失去光泽。
29. As the years went by, those "eccentricities" would become more bizarre, and completely tarnish it.
    随着岁月的流逝，这些“怪癖”将变得更加稀奇古怪，就完全让他失色了。
30. Air and moisture tarnish silver.
    空气和潮湿使银子失去光泽。

noun

1. discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

verb

1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
   1. The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
   2. Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

   Synonym:    stainmaculatesullydefile