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taint + n.
直接及物，宾语常为抽象名词如 reputation, image。
The scandal tainted his reputation.
丑闻玷污了他的声誉。
污染；玷污；使腐坏；使感染
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
污染；玷污；使腐坏；使感染
To contaminate or corrupt something, physically or morally; to spoil (food) or infect (with disease).
The scandal tainted his reputation.
丑闻玷污了他的声誉。
污染；玷污；腐蚀
To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
损坏(长矛)而未断；不光彩地折断(长矛)
To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
(因污染)使(食物)变质
To spoil (food) by contamination.
无效地刺(长矛)
To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
taint
Base
原形
taints
3rd person
第三人称单数
tainting
-ing
现在分词
tainted
Past
过去式
tainted
Past participle
过去分词
The scandal taints the reputation of the company.
这桩丑闻玷污了公司的声誉。
The water was tainted by industrial waste.
这些水被工业废料污染了。
Years of corruption have tainted the political system.
多年的腐败已经污染了政治体系。
及物动词，常用于被动或比喻义表示污染、玷污
The spilled oil tainted the beach.
泄漏的石油污染了海滩。
The company's image was tainted by the false advertisement.
该公司的形象因虚假广告而受损。
One rude comment can taint a whole conversation.
一句粗鲁的话就能破坏整段对话。
直接及物，宾语常为抽象名词如 reputation, image。
The scandal tainted his reputation.
丑闻玷污了他的声誉。
表示用某物污染或玷污。
The company tainted the water supply with toxic waste.
该公司用有毒废物污染了供水系统。
被动结构，强调受影响。
The election was tainted by allegations of fraud.
选举因舞弊指控而受到玷污。
Not this
The ink tainted the paper.
Use this
The ink stained the paper.
Taint 通常用于抽象概念（如名誉、品质）的污染，而 stain 用于物理上留下污渍。中文中两者的翻译可能相似，导致误用。
Not this
The water was tainted of chemicals.
Use this
The water was tainted with chemicals.
表示‘受某物污染’时，动词 taint 应与介词 with 搭配，而非 of。此搭配错误可能源于中文直译时的疏忽。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
玷污某人的名声
The scandal tainted his reputation in the industry.
这起丑闻玷污了他在行业中的名声。
污染水源
Industrial waste has tainted the river water.
工业废料已经污染了河水。
毒化公众舆论
Rumors can taint public opinion before the official announcement.
在官方公布之前，谣言就可能毒化公众舆论。
使回忆蒙上阴影
The revelations tainted the memory of the beloved actor.
这些爆料使人们对这位受人爱戴的演员的回忆蒙上阴影。
污染证据
The detective's mistake tainted the evidence.
侦探的失误使证据受到污染。
使食物变质
Bacteria can taint food if it is not stored properly.
如果储存不当，细菌会使食物变质。
被玷污的爱，被玷污的爱。
This is the chorus of 'Tainted Love', a 1981 synth-pop hit by Soft Cell, originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964.
这是Soft Cell 1981年合成器流行金曲《Tainted Love》的副歌，原曲由Gloria Jones于1964年录制。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use taint naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 taint 看成 stain（污渍）去掉 s，污渍还在，就是污染、玷污；tainted 即“被污染的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式新闻或评论、食品安全报道、道德、法律或政治讨论 taint 作动词时通常用于较正式或书面语境，多表示使某物受污染、受玷污或使名誉受损；日常口语中较少单独使用，正式报道、评论和道德评价中比较常见。
taint 与 faint、paint、saint、quaint 中的 -aint 都读 /eɪnt/，押韵。feint 拼作 -eint，但读音也是 /feɪnt/，与 faint 同音。注意 pint 虽然拼写只差一个字母，但读 /paɪnt/，与 paint /peɪnt/ 不同。
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