Tarnish
[ 'tɑrn?? ]
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vt.& vi. （通常指金屬）（使）失去光澤，（使）變灰暗;
vt. 玷污，敗壞;
n. 污點，瑕疵;無光澤，晦暗;
?? 例句
tarnish film
銹[氧化]膜
Air and moisture tarnish silver.
空氣和潮濕使銀子失去光澤。
To stain or tarnish with dishonor.
使名聲受玷污
tarnish inhibitor
晦暗抑制劑
The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑聞敗壞了他的名譽。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ 諧音“踏你屎”:用光澤的腳踏你的屎以后,鞋失去光澤
※ tar-諧音“他”,ni-拼音“你”,sh-拼音“是”:他說你是壞人,玷污了你的名譽
※ tarn-山中小湖,tarnish-晦暗:使某物表面的光澤如同山中小湖中的湖水一樣黑漆漆的→晦暗
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?? 牛津釋義
tarnish
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) lose its brightness by being exposed to air or damp （因暴露於空氣或潮氣）（使某物）失去光澤
mirrors that have tarnished with age 因年深月久而失去光澤的鏡子
The brasswork needs polishing it's badly tarnished. 那黃銅制品該擦了--黑糊糊的.
2 [Tn] stain or blemish (a reputation, etc) 玷污, 損害（名譽等）
The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal. 這件丑事玷污了公司的好名聲. tarnish, n [C, U]
loss of brightness; stain or blemish 晦暗; 污點; 瑕疵
remove the tarnish from silver 除去銀子上的污點.
?? 擴展釋義
*['tɑ:ni?]n. 失澤, 失澤膜, 污點vt. 使失去光澤, 玷污vi. 失去光澤, 被玷污
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I hope I'll go down in history as a famous English professor.
我希望成為未來歷史上有名的英文教授。
Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
大賊脫身去，小賊被吊死。
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
據估計，若橋上擺滿了汽車，也只不過是橋的總承載力的1/3。