亚洲网紅露点

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tarnish

[ tahr-nish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.

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  2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully:

    The scandal tarnished his reputation.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to grow dull or discolored; lose luster.
  2. to become sullied.

noun

  1. a tarnished coating.
  2. tarnished condition; discoloration; alteration of the luster of a metal.
  3. a stain or blemish.

tarnish

/ 藞迟蓱藧苍瑟蕛 /

verb

  1. to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour

    silver tarnishes quickly

  2. to stain or become stained; taint or spoil

    a fraud that tarnished his reputation

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a tarnished condition, surface, or film
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tarnish1

1590鈥1600; < Middle French terniss-, long stem of ternir to dull, deaden, derivative of terne dull, wan < Germanic; compare Old High German tarni, cognate with Old Saxon derni, Old English dierne hidden, obscure; -ish 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tarnish1

C16: from Old French ternir to make dull, from terne lustreless, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tarnen to conceal, Old English dierne hidden
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Example Sentences

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The Conservatives are still tarnished in many voters' eyes by their governing record, meaning that the receptacle for voters' immediate frustration with Labour, in Runcorn and elsewhere, is Reform UK.

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鈥淚t can take a very long time,鈥 Griffin warned, 鈥溾 to remove the tarnish.鈥

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Benn has since been cleared to fight and denies intentionally doping, but the scandal has tarnished his reputation.

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It鈥檚 an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump鈥檚 fold.

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After years spent tarnishing her brand with rampant trans-exclusionary takes, she鈥檚 assured that her writing won鈥檛 define her legacy; her flagrant cowardice will.

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