Word · Frequency #14529
taint
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).
- 1.
To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
污染；玷污；腐蚀
- 2.
To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
损坏(长矛)而未断；不光彩地折断(长矛)
- 3.
To spoil (food) by contamination.
(因污染)使(食物)变质
- 4.
To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
无效地刺(长矛)
- 5.
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
使受怀疑或引起怀疑
- 6.
To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
被感染；被玷污；受腐蚀
- 7.
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
污染(疾病或微生物)
- 8.
To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
开始腐烂；变质
- 9.
To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
将(变量)标记为不安全
使受怀疑；使遭质疑；被污染；变质；腐败；将（变量）标记为不安全；给（变量）打上污点标记；折损或不当折断（长矛）；徒劳地刺；刺空
In use
The spilled oil tainted the beach.
The company's image was tainted by the false advertisement.
One rude comment can taint a whole conversation.
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。
taint + n. + with + n.
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。
be tainted + by/with + n.
被动结构，强调受影响。
The election was tainted by allegations of fraud.
Connections
Collocations
- taint one's reputation
- 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。
- taint the water
- 污染水源
- Industrial waste has tainted the river water.工业废料已经污染了河水。
- taint public opinion
- 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。
- taint one's memory
- 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。
- taint evidence
- 污染证据
- The detective's mistake tainted the evidence.侦探的失误使证据受到污染。
- taint food
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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