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give sth a burnish
此结构表示“把某物擦亮一下”，burnish 指一次擦亮或抛光的动作。
He gave the old brass tray a burnish before dinner.
晚饭前他给那个旧铜托盘擦亮了一下。
光泽；光亮
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光泽；光亮
A shiny appearance produced on a surface by polishing; a lustre or polish.
He gave the old brass tray a burnish before dinner.
晚饭前他给那个旧铜托盘擦亮了一下。
经过抛光的光泽；光亮,光泽
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
应用于表面或其他物体的光亮层
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
通过摩擦使某物变得明亮、光滑的过程；抛光,擦亮
The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
The burnish of the newly polished floor reflected the sunlight beautifully.
新抛光地板的亮泽美丽地反射着阳光。
After several coats of wax, the car's paint achieved a deep burnish.
经过几层打蜡后，汽车漆面呈现出深沉的光泽。
The antique silverware lost its burnish over time and needed restoration.
旧银器随着时间流逝失去了光泽，需要修复。
此结构表示“把某物擦亮一下”，burnish 指一次擦亮或抛光的动作。
He gave the old brass tray a burnish before dinner.
晚饭前他给那个旧铜托盘擦亮了一下。
这里 burnish 指物体表面因打磨或抛光而呈现的光亮，通常为不可数名词。
The burnish of the polished silver caught the light.
擦亮的银器表面泛着光泽，映着灯光。
Not this
He gave the silver burnish.
Use this
He gave the silver a burnish.
这里 burnish 表示‘擦亮、抛光’的一次动作，是可数名词，前面需要不定冠词 a。中文‘给……抛光’没有冠词，所以容易漏 a；英语中 give + 宾语 + a + 动作名词（如 a polish / a wash）是固定搭配。
Not this
The burnish is a process of rubbing something to make it shiny.
Use this
Burnish is a process of rubbing something to make it shiny.
此处 burnish 泛指‘抛光、擦亮’这一类过程，作为不可数名词，前面不能用 the。中文‘抛光是一种……’不会使用冠词，受汉语影响学习者容易在泛指名词前加 the；英语中 the burnish 只能特指某一次或某一种光泽/抛光，不能泛指全过程。
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高度光泽
The silver trophy had a high burnish that reflected the lights.
银奖杯具有高度光泽，反射出灯光。
最后的抛光
He gave the table a final burnish before the guests arrived.
在客人到达之前，他给桌子做了最后的抛光。
使有光泽；擦亮
The jeweller gave the ring a burnish to make it sparkle.
珠宝商把戒指擦亮，使其闪闪发光。
明亮的光泽
The car's paint had a bright burnish after the detailing.
经过精细护理后，车漆呈现出明亮的光泽。
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联想 burn（烧）+ ish：反复擦拭到表面发热，磨出的光泽就是 burnish。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary or descriptive prose、art and restoration contexts 作为名词时，burnish 较正式，多用于文学或描写性文本，表示抛光后的光泽或抛光这一过程。日常口语中不常用，常以 polish 或 shine 替代。
只有 furnish 与 burnish 真正押韵（重读元音及后续辅音相同）。varnish、tarnish、garnish 拼写都以 -nish 结尾，但元音不同（/ɑː/ 对 /əː/），因此并不押韵。
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