burnish
英 [ˈbɜːnɪʃ]
美 [ˈbɜːrnɪʃ]
v. 磨光,擦亮(金属)
现在分词:burnishing 过去式:burnished 过去分词:burnished 比较级:burnisher 第三人称单数:burnishes
BNC.23875 / COCA.20422
牛津词典
verb
- 磨光,擦亮(金属)
to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny
柯林斯词典
- VERB 改善(形象)
Toburnishthe image of someone or something means to improve their image.- The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。
- The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
英英释义
noun
- the property of being smooth and shiny
verb
双语例句
- This has given rise to speculation that the suggestion was merely intended to burnish the image of a man not known for self-effacing modesty.
这一做法已引发人们猜测,纳扎尔巴耶夫的建议只是在帮助一个对不求闻达的的谦逊品性不知一二的小人塑造形象而已。 - Material and process: low carbon steel wire, stainless steel wire through the bending forming, fine welding burnish, surface treatment working procedure such as finish.
材料和工艺:低碳钢丝、不锈钢丝通过折弯成型、精细焊接打磨、表面处理等工序完成的。 - Taking a stand now could help to burnish some of the idealism traditionally attached to its brand and reinforce the goodwill of advertisers and users.
如今采取反对立场,可能有助于为谷歌品牌历来表现出的理想主义增添一些光芒,增强广告客户和用户对谷歌的亲切感。 - Providers will seek to burnish returns by pushing mobile broadband and mobile payments services, the Bank predicted.
汇丰预计,运营商将努力推广移动宽带和移动支付服务,以求提高回报率。 - Distinctive crystal clastic rock enchases craft every design likes an artwork, aglimmer glamour burnish, popular feeling chord is touched like diamond.
独特的水晶碎石镶嵌工艺每件设计都如同一件艺术品,闪烁的魅力光泽,钻石般动人心弦。 - Yet, even as Beijing has sought to burnish the railway's image, it has stumbled.
不过,就在北京方面设法提升中国铁路的形象时,却也跌了个大跟头。 - Another source of money is corporate partners. I suggest they may only commit small sums, just enough to burnish their social responsibility credentials.
另一资金来源是企业合作伙伴,我建议它们只要定期捐赠少量钱,就能提升其履行社会责任的良好形象。 - If there was a chance to burnish Commerce's moribund image by landing a new export marker, he wasn't going to worry about appearances of purity.
只要有机会开拓新的出口市场,给奄奄一息的美国商业带来振兴,他将不为廉洁的名声而担忧。飞行在图兹拉稍作停留。 - To burnish their brands, companies need determination.
要为自己的品牌增光,公司需要下定决心。 - But if the Olympics burnish the Samsung brand, that should help the Samsung Group sell televisions, ships and insurance, too.
但如果三星的品牌被奥运会擦的锃光瓦亮,该集团电视、船只和保险的销量也会有所上升。