tarnish 音标拼音: [t'ɑrnɪʃ]
n . 晦暗,玷污,污点
vt . 使失去光泽,玷污
vi . 失去光泽,被玷污
晦暗,玷污,污点使失去光泽,玷污失去光泽,被玷污
tarnish n 1 :
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation v 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
tarnish }, {
stain },
{
maculate }, {
sully }, {
defile }]
Tarnish \
Tar "
nish \,
v .
i .
To lose luster ;
to become dull ;
as ,
gilding will tarnish in a foul air .
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Till thy fresh glories ,
which now shine so bright ,
Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight . --
Dryden .
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Tarnish \
Tar "
nish \,
n .
1 .
The quality or state of being tarnished ;
stain ;
soil ;
blemish .
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2 . (
Min .)
A thin film on the surface of a metal ,
usually due to a slight alteration of the original color ;
as ,
the steel tarnish in columbite .
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Tarnish \
Tar "
nish \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tarnished };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Tarnishing }.] [
F .
ternir ,
fr .
OHG .
tarnen to darken ,
to conceal ,
hide ;
akin to OS .
dernian to hide ,
AS .
dernan ,
dyrnan ,
OHG .
tarni hidden ,
OS .
derni ,
AS .
derne ,
dyrne .
Cf .
{
Dern },
a .,
and see {-
ish }.]
To soil ,
or change the appearance of ,
especially by an alternation induced by the air ,
or by dust ,
or the like ;
to diminish ,
dull ,
or destroy the luster of ;
to sully ;
as ,
to tarnish a metal ;
to tarnish gilding ;
to tarnish the purity of color . "
Tarnished lace ." --
Fuller .
Used also figuratively ;
as ,
to tarnish one '
s honor .
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Syn :
To sully ;
stain ;
dim .
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143 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tarnish ":
achromatize ,
asperse ,
aspersion ,
attaint ,
badge of infamy ,
bar sinister ,
baton ,
bedaub ,
befoul ,
begrime ,
benasty ,
bend sinister ,
besmear ,
besmirch ,
besmoke ,
besoil ,
bespatter ,
bestain ,
black eye ,
black mark ,
blacken ,
blanch ,
bleach ,
blemish ,
bloodstain ,
blot ,
blotch ,
blow upon ,
blur ,
brand ,
broad arrow ,
call names ,
calumniate ,
censure ,
champain ,
contaminate ,
corrupt ,
dab ,
damage ,
darken ,
daub ,
debase ,
decolor ,
decolorize ,
defame ,
defile ,
degrade ,
denigrate ,
dim ,
dirty ,
disapprove ,
discolor ,
disgrace ,
dishonor ,
disparage ,
disparagement ,
drain ,
drain of color ,
dull ,
embarrass ,
engage in personalities ,
etiolate ,
expose ,
expose to infamy ,
eyesore ,
fade ,
fleck ,
flick ,
flyspeck ,
foul ,
fume ,
gibbet ,
grime ,
hang in effigy ,
harm ,
heap dirt upon ,
hurt ,
impair ,
imputation ,
infect ,
injure ,
macula ,
maculation ,
macule ,
mar ,
mark ,
mark of Cain ,
mess ,
mess up ,
muckrake ,
muddy ,
nasty ,
onus ,
pale ,
patch ,
peroxide ,
pillory ,
pillorying ,
point champain ,
pollute ,
prejudice ,
reflection ,
reprimand ,
reproach ,
revile ,
ruin ,
scorch ,
sear ,
singe ,
slander ,
slubber ,
slur ,
smear ,
smirch ,
smoke ,
smooch ,
smouch ,
smudge ,
smut ,
smutch ,
soil ,
spatter ,
speck ,
speckle ,
splash ,
splatter ,
splotch ,
spoil ,
spot ,
stain ,
stigma ,
stigmatism ,
stigmatization ,
stigmatize ,
sully ,
taint ,
tar ,
throw mud at ,
tone down ,
vilify ,
vitiate ,
wash out ,
whiten
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