lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
(使)失去光泽
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silver tarnishes too easily 银很容易失去光泽
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lemon juice would tarnish the gilded metal. 柠檬汁会使镀金金属失去光泽。
〈喻〉 败坏;玷污
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[with obj.]his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
他的政权并没有因为践踏人权而名誉受损。
dullness of colour; loss of brightness
色泽暗淡;失泽。
a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal
(矿物,金属上的)失泽膜。
〈喻〉 瑕疵,污点。
"late Middle English (as a verb): from French