Tarnish



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. / n. 失去光泽, 晦暗
• ［英］ v. / n. 失去光泽, 晦暗 ( to dull or destroy the luster of by air, dust, or dirt)
• ［记］ tarn ( 隐藏) +ish -> 隐藏光泽

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English ternysshen, from Middle French terniss-, stem of ternir, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tarnan to hide
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt ; soil, stain
  • 2.
    • a. to detract from the good quality of ; vitiate <his fine dreams now slightly tarnished>
    • b. to bring disgrace on ; sully <the scandal has tarnished his reputation>
• intransitive verb
  • to become tarnished
• ? tarnishable adjective

II. noun

• Date: 1684
• something that tarnishes; especially a film of chemically altered material on the surface of a metal (as silver)

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