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。

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。
Accusations of tax evasion have tarnished his clean image
避税的指控使他的清白形象蒙污。
His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence that they had tarnished.
他一到场，就使他们想起给他们玷污了的天真无邪的人。
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。
The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。
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。
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。
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。