tarnish的意思是：n.晦暗；污渍；v.沾污。tarnish的英英释义是Noun:discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation。tarnish【近义词】stain污点。
一、英英释义点此查看tarnish的详细内容
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
二、词典解释
1.玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)
If you say that somethingtarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.
tarnish是什么意思
e.g. The affair couldtarnish the reputation of the prime minister...
这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
e.g. 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.(使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
If a metaltarnishes or if somethingtarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.
e.g. It never rusts or tarnishes...
它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
e.g. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin cantarnish 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.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.
e.g. Thetarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。
三、例句
Moisture leads to the tarnish of the silverware.
湿气使得银器毫无光泽。
Check cutlery to make sure them free from tarnish and stain.
检查餐具的清洁,保证光亮无污渍。
The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal.
这件丑事玷污了公司的好名声。
If news of this gets out, it will tarnish his image.
如果这消息传出去
These pessimistic predictions and doubts, however, cannot tarnish facts.
但预测也好、疑问也罢，终究抵挡不住事实的光芒。
四、词汇搭配
五、经典引文
Many metals rapidly..tarnish when exposed to even the driest air.
出自：T. H. Huxleytarnish的相关近义词
stain、discolor、smear、taint、dull、soil、dim、fade、sully、discolour、smudge、blot、blemish、damage、shame、harm、destroy、spoil、stigma、pollute、cloud、ruin、impute、daub、defile、maculate
tarnish的相关临近词
taro、tarn、tarnishing、tarnishable、tarnishproof、tarnish film、tarnished bug、tarnished image、tarnishresistant、tarnished mirror、tarnishing action、tarnish inhibitor