a taint of sth
表示某事物带有少量负面特征。
There was a taint of corruption in the government.
政府中有一丝腐败的污点。
污染;腐坏;变质;一丝;些许痕迹;污染标记;不安全标记;未中目标的一刺;(比武中)长矛受损;不光彩地折断长矛
A mark of disgrace on one's character; a blemish.
污染;腐败(尤指食物)
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
(长矛)无效的刺击
A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
被污染的状态
the state of being contaminated
一丝;微量;痕迹
A tinge, trace or touch.
(长矛的)损伤;不光彩的断矛
An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
污点;瑕疵(尤指品格上的)
A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish.
污点标记
A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
The taint in the drinking water was obvious from the smell.
饮用水中的污染从气味上就能明显察觉到。
用法提示:taint 作名词,表示水被污染的状态。
The meat had a taint, so we sent it back to the shop.
这块肉已经变质,所以我们把它退回了商店。
用法提示:taint 作名词,表示肉类变质污染的状态。
The taint from the factory spread into the nearby fields.
工厂造成的污染扩散到了附近的田野。
用法提示:taint 作名词,表示污染从源头扩散的状态。
表示某事物带有少量负面特征。
There was a taint of corruption in the government.
政府中有一丝腐败的污点。
常用于描述清白无瑕的状态。
His reputation remained without taint throughout his career.
他的声誉在整个职业生涯中一直保持清白。
强调具体某事物的污点。
The company struggled to remove the taint of scandal.
该公司努力消除丑闻的污点。
与taint在‘污点’义上可互换,但语气略轻,更侧重可见污渍
尤指道德或名誉上的污点,与taint相近,但更强调‘破坏整体’
语气较弱,侧重表面瑕疵,不如taint强烈,多用于物理或轻微瑕疵
原指金属失去光泽,引申为名誉受损,与taint在‘耻辱’义上重叠,但更强调逐渐败坏
语气强烈,侧重公开的羞辱,与taint在‘耻辱’义上可替换,但更侧重社会评价
grammar · medium
易错句子There is some taint on his reputation.
正确表达There is a taint on his reputation.
taint 是可数名词,表示具体的污点或耻辱时,需要用不定冠词 a 或复数形式,不能单独用作不可数名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The white shirt has a taint.
正确表达The white shirt has a stain.
taint 通常用于抽象意义上的污点(如名誉、道德),而具体物理污渍应使用 stain。
与 taint 的‘被污染的状态’义相对,指物质无杂质、无污染。
对应 taint 的‘被污染’义,强调无污垢、无污染;不用于道德意义上的污点。
与 taint 在‘食物腐败/污染’义上相对,表示食物安全卫生,不可用于比喻‘道德污点’。
taint 强调道德或品质上的污点,stain 更常见于物理或表面污渍
blight 指突然的破坏或枯萎,taint 指逐渐的污染或腐蚀
腐败的污点
The new leader promised to remove the taint of corruption from the party.
新领导人承诺清除党内腐败的污点。
一丝腐坏
There was a taint of decay in the old house.
老房子里有一丝腐坏的气味。
不受污染的;无污点的
The water was found to be completely free from taint.
经检测,这些水完全未受污染。
一丝怀疑
The error in the data left a taint of doubt over the entire study.
数据中的错误给整个研究留下了一丝怀疑。
细菌是导致食物污染和腐败的常见原因,与 taint 所指的受污染状态密切相关。
霉菌是食物变质时常见的可见迹象,能体现 taint 所表示的腐坏。
异味常被用来察觉食物是否受到污染或已腐败。
食用受污染的食物可能导致食物中毒,是 taint 可能引发的后果。
保质期与食物腐败有关,超过保质期食物就容易出现 taint。
谎言中有死亡的气息、腐朽的滋味——这正是我在世上最憎恨、最厌恶的东西,也是我想要忘记的。(出自约瑟夫·康拉德《黑暗的心》)
The scandal left a taint on the politician's reputation.
丑闻给这位政治家的名誉留下了污点。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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