taint

英 [teɪnt]

美 [teɪnt]

v.  使腐坏; 污染; 玷污，败坏(名声)
n.  腐坏; 污染; 玷污

过去分词：tainted　第三人称单数：taints　现在分词：tainting　过去式：tainted　复数：taints　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14529 / COCA.11293

牛津词典

verb

• 使腐坏；污染；玷污，败坏（名声）
  to damage or spoil the quality of sth or the opinion that people have of sb/sth
  1. The administration was tainted with scandal.
     丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。

noun

• 腐坏；污染；玷污
  the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sth
  1. to be free from the taint of corruption
     不受腐败影响

柯林斯词典

• VERB 玷污，毁坏，损害，败坏(地位、名誉)
  If a person or thingis tainted bysomething bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.
  1. Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.
     反对派领导人说，选举中存在舞弊现象。
  2. ...a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation.
     令一整代政治明星声名染上污点的一系列政治丑闻
• N-COUNT (地位、名誉的)玷污，污点，瑕疵
  Ataintis an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something.
  1. Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...
     她的政府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。
  2. She could smell the taint of sin in the most innocent of passions.
     哪怕是再纯真的恋情她也能从中嗅出罪恶的味道。
• VERB 污染，毁坏(食品、药品)
  If an unpleasant substancetaintsfood or medicine, the food or medicine is spoiled or damaged by it.
  1. Rancid oil will taint the flavour.
     变质的油会破坏味道。
  2. ...blood tainted with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.
     被艾滋病毒和肝炎病毒污染的血液

英英释义

noun

• the state of being contaminated
  Synonym:contamination

verb

• contaminate with a disease or microorganism
  Synonym:infect
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  1. sully someone's reputation
  Synonym:defilesullycorruptcloud

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