Tarnish

(noun.) discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation.

(verb.) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; 'The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air'; 'Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man'.

乔迪校对

• That tarnish was renewed the same evening. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Apply with a brush or cloth until the tarnish is removed. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Have the article clean and free from grease; dip in solution till tarnish is off, but no longer (and under no circumstances leave it in too long). 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• If you have ever contemplated your father's poor position with a feeling of pride, you may rest assured that he will do nothing to tarnish it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Because he sees them happy with it, making a good use of it, effacing the old rust and tarnish on the money. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Devils gathered their legions in his sight; their dim, discrowned, and tarnished armies passed rank and file before him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I thought you a broken toy that had lasted its time; a worthless spangle that was tarnished, and thrown away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• So plainly it shonethat it revealed the deep alcove with a portion of the tarnished scarlet curtain drawn over it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I am not yet fallen so low; my honour is not yet so tarnished. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Are you then a fit mate for an uneducated shepherd-boy, whose only inheritance is his father's tarnished name? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.

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