burnish something
及物动词,本义为“抛光、擦亮”;引申可指“提升、改善(名声、形象等)”,如“burnish one's reputation”。
She burnished the brass doorknob until it gleamed.
她把铜门把手擦得闪闪发亮。
擦亮;磨光;(使)发亮
burnished — past of burnish
提升形象;改善声誉;变大;膨胀;(人)发胖;磨掉(鹿角上的)茸皮;通过摩擦使(某物,如表面)变得明亮、光滑;抛光,擦亮;指人的身体:变得肥大或丰满;增肥,充实
To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing it, or to become smooth and shiny.
通过摩擦使(某物,如表面)变得明亮、光滑;抛光,擦亮
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
指人的身体:变得肥大或丰满;增肥,充实
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
指雄鹿:通过摩擦去除鹿角上的茸皮
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
指物体:增大;扩展,膨胀
Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
使(某人或某物)显得积极和受人尊敬
To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
变得明亮、光滑;发光,闪耀
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
一般现在时
She burnishes the silverware every week.
她每周都擦亮银器。
一般过去时
He burnished his shoes before the interview.
他在面试前擦亮了鞋子。
present progressive
They are burnishing the floor right now.
他们现在正在打磨地板。
规则动词,加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
He burnished the old brass doorknob until it shone.
他擦亮了旧铜门把手,直到它闪闪发光。
用法提示:这里“burnished”是过去式,表示“擦亮”金属表面。
She burnished the wooden tabletop with a soft cloth.
她用软布擦亮了木桌面。
用法提示:这里“burnished”是过去式,表示“打磨”木质表面。
The craftsman is burnishing the silver ring to a mirror finish.
工匠正在抛光那枚银戒指,使其达到镜面效果。
用法提示:这里“is burnishing”是现在进行时,表示“正在抛光”金属物体。
及物动词,本义为“抛光、擦亮”;引申可指“提升、改善(名声、形象等)”,如“burnish one's reputation”。
She burnished the brass doorknob until it gleamed.
她把铜门把手擦得闪闪发亮。
用 with 引出摩擦所用的工具或材料。
The artisan burnished the silver with a soft cloth.
工匠用软布把银器擦亮。
最常用的对应词,几乎可互换;但 burnish 有时更正式,且常用于金属等硬质表面。
特指用软布或皮革等摩擦抛光,常用于金属、皮鞋等;比 burnish 更具体。
强调使表面发亮,不一定涉及摩擦,如 shine shoes 用刷子即可;动作比 burnish 随意。
只强调使表面平整光滑,不含‘光亮’之意,不能完全替代 burnish。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sun burnished my skin.
正确表达The sun burned my skin.
burnish 意为“擦亮、抛光”,不是“燃烧”;表示“晒伤/灼伤”应用 burn,其过去式为 burned 或 burnt。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please burnish the room with a sofa.
正确表达Please furnish the room with a sofa.
burnish 和 furnish 拼写相近,但意义不同:furnish 才是“为房间配备家具/布置”,burnish 是“擦亮、磨光”。
与 burnish(擦亮、抛光)相对,指表面因氧化或污染而变暗。
可指使光泽变暗或使边缘变钝,与 burnish 的‘磨亮’相反。
与 burnish 的‘磨光’相反,指使表面失去光滑。
指在表面留下划痕,破坏 burnish 得到的光洁。
polish 泛指擦亮、上光,可用布或蜡等,范围更广;burnish 特指用力摩擦使金属等表面光滑发亮,并常引申为‘提升形象、声誉’,语域较正式。
furbish 也有‘擦亮’之义,但更强调‘翻新、修复’,常与 up 连用,且现多用于书面语;burnish 强调摩擦发亮,不表示翻新。
burnish 与 burn 拼写相近,但意义无关;burn 为日常动词,指‘燃烧、烧伤’,其过去式为 burnt/burned,不是 burnish 的近义词。
提升某人的声誉
The company hired a PR firm to burnish its reputation.
公司聘请了一家公关公司来提升其声誉。
改善某人的形象
She donated to charity to burnish her public image.
她向慈善机构捐款以改善自己的公众形象。
充实某人的资历
He took an online course to burnish his professional credentials.
他参加了一门在线课程来充实自己的专业资历。
擦亮表面
Use a soft cloth to burnish the wood surface.
用一块软布擦亮木制表面。
擦亮银器
She spent the afternoon burnishing the family silver.
她花了一下午擦亮家里的银器。
提升形象
The company hired a PR firm to burnish its image after the scandal.
丑闻发生后,公司聘请了一家公关公司来提升自身形象。
提升声誉
She volunteered at the charity to burnish her reputation in the community.
她在慈善机构做志愿者,以提升自己在社区中的声誉。
增强资历
He took an advanced course to burnish his credentials for the promotion.
他参加了一门高级课程,以增强自己获得晋升的资历。
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