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VERB. 动词tarnishes , tarnishing , tarnished 1.?[T 及物动词] 玷污 , 损坏(名声或形象)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. 双语例句例: The affair could tarnish the reputation of the senator. 这一事件可能有损那位参议员的名声。 2.?[I 不及物动词] 玷污 , 变得有污迹If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. 双语例句例: It never rusts or tarnishes. 它从不生锈,也没有污迹。
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