英:[teɪnt]
美:[tent]
英:[teɪnt]
美:[tent]
复数:taints
第三人称单数:taints
现在分词:tainting
过去式:tainted
过去分词:tainted
tainted (adj.)
词根:taint
adj.tainted 污染的;感染的
verb
transitive verb
to contaminate morally : corrupt
scholarship tainted by envy
to affect with putrefaction : spoil
to touch or affect slightly with something bad
persons tainted with prejudice
intransitive verb
to become affected with putrefaction : spoil
obsolete to become weak
noun (1)
a contaminating mark or influence
the taint of scandal
noun (2)
the area between the anus and the posterior part of the external genitalia : perineum
1570年代,“污染,弄脏”,也指“轻微地触摸,染色”(1590年代),源自中古英语 teynten “定罪,证明有罪”(14世纪晚期),部分源自古法语 ataint,过去分词形式为 ataindre “触及,抓住”(参见 attainder)。它还来自盎格鲁-法语 teinter “染色,染色”(15世纪早期),源自古法语 teint(12世纪),过去分词形式为 teindre “染色,染色”,源自拉丁语 tingere(参见 tincture)。相关: Tainted; tainting。
Verb Middle English teynten to color & taynten to attaint; Middle English teynten, from Anglo-French teinter, from teint, past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere; Middle English taynten, short for attaynten — more at tinge, attain Noun (2) respelling of 'tain't, contraction of it ain't, implying that this area of the body is neither the anus nor the genitalia
The first known use of taint was in 1573
takedown1 of 2noun
the action or an act of taking down
take down2 of 2verb
to pull to pieces
disassemble
to lower the spirit or pride of : humble
to write down or record by mechanical means
takeawaynoun
chiefly British takeout sense 3
an act or instance of taking possession of the ball or puck from an opposing team
taint1 of 2verb
to touch or affect slightly with something bad
spoil entry 2 sense 2c, decay
taint2 of 2noun
a trace of decay : stain
a spoiling influence
taint1 of 2verb
to touch or affect slightly with something bad
spoil entry 2 sense 2c, decay
taint2 of 2noun
a trace of decay : stain
a spoiling influence
1 The fact was that Brundage’s views—like those of many Americans of his class—appear to have been tainted by his own anti-Semitic prejudices.
2 In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.
3 “You say, ‘You have tainted my house with sick medicine and must remove the curse with sweetness.’
4 There has never been any taint of global celebrity about Correa’s work, even when he has worked outside India.
柯里亚几乎从来没有为所谓的国际名流提供设计服务,即使他在国外工作时也不例外。
5 Fisher told me that Julie and I can't get in a big fight before the test, lest it taint the results.
Fisher告诉我:实验前,茱莉和我不能有激烈的争吵,以免影响实验结果。
6 “It’s almost as if someone tainted my brownies when I wasn’t looking.”
7 He would be wearing his space suit while holding Ebola in his gloved hand, holding some kind of liquid tainted with Ebola.
8 “Well, I don’t. So you just pick up that saddle and ride it out of here. I don’t want it. It’s tainted.”
9 I could feel the poison move through my bloodstream like thick, tainted honey.
10 Georgia peanut plant at the center of the salmonella outbreak knowingly shipped tainted products.
位于乔治亚州的这家花生工厂是沙门氏菌疫情爆发源,故意运送被污染产品.
11 Too many thoughts crowded her head, and all of them were tainted with the image of that shadow creature lurching toward her and the golden shrouds’ inhuman laugh.
12 “The water here is tainted. What’s the point of having all of this junk if you’re just going to get sick like the rest of them?”
13 Afraid that the man had tainted it somehow, ruined it, that she would bite into the soft cheek of a peach and fall away dead.
14 The administration was tainted with scandal.
丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
15 Did I think her touch would taint me?
16 They are so angry at each other, their relationship tainted as if it, too, has been poisoned.
17 I'm in a dim, chilly cave, my bare feet freezing despite the cover, the air tainted with the unmistakable smell of blood.
18 My rage spills out of me, tainting every move.
19 We weren't supposed to be tainted by the outside world.
20 Claire watched for a moment, then continued striding on, but her morning was tainted by the encounter.
2 堕落
degenerate mess lost corrupt vicious fallen prostitute rotten filthy vile degenerative perverse polluted degraded depraved putrid ramshackle degrading reprobate dissolute godforsaken low-down debauched graceless corruptive scrofulous astray fall soil decline ruin pollution corruption degradation lapse falling degeneration deformity filth wallow perversion decadence depravity declination backslide degeneracy derogation declension turpitude putrefaction vitiation pravity sink rot degrade deteriorate perish recoil stoop retrograde dwindle condescend derogate bastardize Neronize pollute deprave vitiate go to the devil go backward go to the mischief go to the bad descensional wasted ruined regressive lapsed ruinate backward labefaction relapse prostitution undoing rottenness perverseness depravation molder pervert demoralize demoralise dry-rot sensualize fall low decadent immoral outcast abject ignoble benighted rakish vice decay perversity grovel retrogress debauch go bad villainous miscreant undone descent befoul poison lose descend putrefy go to the dogs go to pot go wrong go downhill
3 玷污
profanatory attainture discoloration attaint blur blot discolor beslubber spot cloud soil dirty stain foul mar smear blemish grime smudge tarnish sully besmear smirch maculate begrime unhallow flyblow dragthrough the mud stained bespattered contaminate pollute profane befoul slubber distain bespatter breathe upon breathe on pollution defilement defile besmirch infection slur violate denigrate dishonour degradation degrade desecrate shame
4 使腐坏
5 腐败
bad foul abusive rotten putrid reached ulcerous pollution rot deformity decomposition depravity leprosy carrion declination gangrene putrefaction staleness vitiation pravity spoil decompose stagnate sodden decay degrade deprave vitiate putrefy dry-rot attaint begrime empoison putrefacient rank corrupt septic tainted venal addle flyblown putrefactive corruption rancidity rottenness putrescence putridity molder sapro- ulcer spoilage perish fester ulcerative unwholesome corruptive disease sepsis canker ulceration spoliation impostume imposthume decompound
6 弄脏
black blurry smutty smudgy smeary collied pollution contamination daub soilure dirty smear blur blot splotch bedabble trachle soil mess stain foul tar contaminate puddle pollute grime smudge slur muck defile slop sully denigrate smooch befoul colly smirch moil slubber maculate gaum begrime bedraggle bedaub blotch splodge smut turn inside out cloud muck up mess up soilage daggle spot blob muss vitiate discolour smutch
7 腐化
8 毒化
9 痕迹
vestigial sign track touch mark trail impression trace spark stamp echo streak imprint tracing vestige twang show evidence print scar furrow hide nor hair hide or hair wake breath strain tincture soupcon impress tint signet umbrage kenning cinder track
10 因素
11 中毒
13 气味
flavor smell nose scent streak odor aroma aura tint smack fume savor tinge snuff leaven aural suggestion breath flavour relish odour tincture savour
15 坠落
16 感染
infect infectious infection contraction contagion smit take catch attaint contract nasty canker affect contaminate inoculation imbue
17 沾染
19 败坏
cracked ulcerate ulcer muddy beslubber spot stain poison subvert deprave besmear soil pollute tarnish canker filth befoul defile sully vitiate foul putrefy cheapen debauch pervert pernicious besmirch
20 污染
gurry pollution contamination vitiation dirty discolor dye contaminate pollute defile vitiate discolorment dystrophication defilement imbrue poison corrupt foul infect befoul impurity black contaminative soilure discolour soil blob engrain empoison
21 腐烂
rank corrupt rotten unsound carious perishing corruption decay erosion spoil rot perish fester molder putrefy bad carrion putrid putrescent moulder canker decompose corrode ret
25 灰心丧气
26 使腐败
decay decompose deprave vitiate putrefy attaint begrime empoison rot addle dry-rot septic ulcerative corruptive corrupt decompound
27 腐败现象
28 腐坏
off addle flyblown rot corrupt erode bad rotten stale corruption staleness spoil go bad addled
29 使中毒
30 使堕落
31 被污染
33 污点
black spot soil stain spill splash blur mar smear blemish blot grime discoloration smudge slur speck tarnish sully spatter smut smooch mote splotch smirch soilure maculation a blot on escutcheon jaup flyspeck plook black mark fault stigma fleck odium moil smutch defect mark pick cloud flick blotch mackle nite spot