tarnish的经典引文有哪些

1. discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

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"
   

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。

• anti-tarnish paper防锈纸
• tarnish resistance抗蚀力,耐蚀性...
• tarnish film失泽膜
• anti tarnish paper防锈纸

• Many metals rapidly..tarnish when exposed to even the driest air.

  出自：T. H. Huxley