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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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

双语例句

• Did that taint Mr Grass's books, or his role in public life, or both or neither?
  还是使他在公共生活中所扮演的角色沾上污点？
• These stones carry a taint I do not wish to remember, but one I cannot forget.
  这些石头带有一个我不希望记住但是无法忘却的污点。
• Rim will get over the brand taint, if there is one.
  rim将克服这一品牌污点事件，如果存在任何污点的话。
• No taint of dishonor ever touched him.
  他从未蒙受过不名誉的污点。
• 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。
• Can we be sure they are free from any taint of disloyalty?
  我们能确保他们一点不忠诚的污点都没有吗？
• When performing taint flow analysis, the scanner models the flow of data within the system.
  当执行污染流分析时，检测器会在这个系统中为数据流建立模型。
• What we smell with cork taint is mould, smelly socks cabbage or a wet hessian bag-phew!
  我们闻到的是污染瓶塞的发霉味道，卷心菜的味道，或湿麻袋的味道，烦人！
• There seems to be a taint of drunkenness in his family.
  他的家族中似乎有酗酒的遗风。
• There are two common wine faults with Wine, cork taint and oxidation.
  葡萄酒有两个常见的故障，瓶塞污染或发生氧化。