tarnished

英 [ˈtɑːnɪʃt]

美 [ˈtɑːrnɪʃt]

v. (使)失去光泽，暗淡; 玷污，败坏，损坏(名声等)
tarnish的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：tarnished　过去式：tarnished　

BNC.21850 / COCA.20075

柯林斯词典

VERB 玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)
If you say that somethingtarnishessomeone'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。
V-ERG (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
If a metaltarnishesor if somethingtarnishesit, 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。
N-UNCOUNT 锈斑;污点
Tarnishis 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。

He has tarnished his own discipline of social psychology.
他玷污了他自己所从事的社会心理学学科。
His reputation was tarnished.
他的声誉受到玷污。
Ironically, it is these mawkish, calcified heads that have tarnished the sculptor's reputation.
具有讽刺意味的，正是这些婆婆妈妈人，玷污了雕塑家的声誉。
The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。
I rob both of my son's good name, which I have tarnished, and of his mother's fortune.
我既沾污了儿子的姓氏，又侵占了他母亲的一份财产。
At first glance this is logical, as the older brothers have tarnished their reputations.
乍看上去，由于其两位兄长败坏了各自的名誉，这一安排合情合理。
For this to happen, however, our tarnished brand of capitalism has to regain the moral high ground.
不过，要想实现这一点，我们失去光泽的资本主义品牌就必须重新占领道德高地。
The silver was looking a bit tarnished so I thought I'd Polish it.
这银器看上去有点发暗了，所以我想把它擦一下。
Tonight we will make a memory that will never be tarnished.
今晚我们将有一个永不磨灭的回忆。
Even if he clears his name and returns to France, Mr Strauss-Kahn will find his image badly tarnished.
即便卡恩洗清了名声，重返法国政坛，他仍会发现自己的形象已严重受损。