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。

It tarnished Li Ning's brand too, and helped push China's sports fans into the arms of Nike and Adidas.
这种做法也损害了李宁的品牌，将中国的运动爱好者推向了耐克（Nike）和阿迪达斯（Adidas）的怀抱。
The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal.
这件丑事玷污了公司的好名声。
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。
Such concerns have not tarnished the Buffett aura, but they have long affected the share price.
这些关切尚未玷污巴菲特的光环，但它们一直影响着股价。
Not wanting to see his record tarnished by a formal charge.
不希望看到他的履历因此而染上污点。
An attempt to restore some of their tarnished popularity.
对恢复他们部分被损害的声望所作的努力。
FIFA's reputation has been severely tarnished by repeated allegations of vote-buying and financial wrongdoing.
由于不断被指控买票和金融犯罪行为，国际足联的名声遭受严重的玷污。
But this record has become tarnished in recent years in particular over the crisis in Zimbabwe.
但这一纪录已在近些年来受到玷污，尤其是在津巴布韦危机一事上。
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。