tarnish /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ TEM8 ( tarnishing, tarnished, tarnishes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. 玷污; 损坏 (名声或形象)

  例：

  The affair could tarnish the reputation of the senator.

  这一事件可能有损那位参议员的名声。

• 2. 

  tarnished ADJ 受玷污了的; 受损了的

  例：

  He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country.

  他说想改善他的国家已受损的形象。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If a metal tarnishes or if something tarnishes it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness. 玷污; 变得有污迹

  例：

  It never rusts or tarnishes.

  它从不生锈，也没有污迹。