taint

/teint/

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📖 中文释义

  1. n. 污点, 耻辱, 感染
  2. vt. 污染, 使腐败, 沾染, 腐蚀

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

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

💬 双语例句

  1. Where the concentrations of un-weathered oil components are highest, water-breathing organisms die. In a much larger area, they become tainted and rendered useless as food products.

    在未风化原油集中的海域,依靠在水中呼吸的有机体大量死亡。 在更为广阔的海域,它们遭到污染,无法再作为食品食用。 在更为广阔的领域 — — 而且在更长时间内 — — 消费者都拒绝购买类似产品。

  2. Even the once gentlemanly game of cricket has been tainted by the infiltration of gambling networks and other crooked dealers. FIFA is just the richest, most powerful, most global milk cow of all.

    当然,职业体育的勒索传统已是老生常谈了。 比如,美国黑帮涉入拳击运动很深。 甚至曾经的绅士运动板球也被赌博网络和其他不法商人染指。 国际足联只不过是其中最富有、最强大、最全球化的奶牛罢了。

  3. Moreover, the capacity of Mexico’s security machinery appears diminished. The police are at best useless and at worst outright employees of the drug lords; the army is less tainted, but unprepared for the role.

🔵 同义词

🔴 反义词

📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n the state of being contaminated
  2. v place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  3. v contaminate with a disease or microorganism