taint

英[teɪnt]美[tent]

n.污点，污名，<废〉气味，传染，腐败；

vt.使变质，使污染，败坏，玷污；

vi.被污染，败坏，腐坏；

复数：taints;

第三人称单数：taints;

过去式：tainted;

过去分词：tainted;

现在分词：tainting;

形容词：tainted;

例句

taint someone’s reputation玷污某人的名誉

taint food or water把食物或水污染

Bad books will taint the young mind.坏书会*害年青人的思想.

Rancid oil will taint the flavour.变质的油会破坏味道。

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。

Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...她的*府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。

...the textile and fibre industries that taint the air, poison the water and use vast amounts of natural resources...污染空气、破坏水源并消耗大量自然资源的纺织纤维工业

同义词

vt.

taint的同义词之：污染;玷污

spottarnishstainmarkdiscolorsoilspoil

taint的同义词之：其他释义

discolorspoilmarkshameaddledeterioratepollutesoiltarnishspotstaindishonorcloud

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

玷污，毁坏，损害，败坏(地位、名誉)

If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.

例句

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。...a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation.令一整代**明星声名染上污点的一系列**丑闻

N-COUNT

(地位、名誉的)玷污，污点，瑕疵

A taint is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something.

例句

Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...她的*府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。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 substance taints food or medicine, the food or medicine is spoiled or damaged by it.

例句

Rancid oil will taint the flavour.变质的油会破坏味道。...blood tainted with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.被艾滋病*和肝炎病*污染的血液

英汉词典释义

n.

变质; 污染; 腐坏; 玷污

玷污,污点

丑陋或腐败的迹象

vt.

使变质;使污染

taint food or water把食物或水污染

使腐坏, 污染, 玷污, 败坏, 损害(某人的)名誉

taint someone’s reputation玷污某人的名誉His political reputation is tainted by the matter.这件事玷污了他的**声誉。He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.他因与腐败*府有牵连而名誉受损。

vi.

被污染；腐坏；败坏

Meat taints readily in hot weather.天气炎热，肉容易变味。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the state of being contaminated

Verb

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;

"sully someone's reputation"

2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism