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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。
污点；耻辱
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污点；耻辱
A mark of disgrace on one's character; a blemish.
There was a taint of corruption in the government.
政府中有一丝腐败的污点。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
There is some taint on his reputation.
Use this
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。
Not this
The white shirt has a taint.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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记忆：stain（污渍）去掉 s 就是 taint，同样表示污染、污点；想象食物被污染后带有污点。
语域：mixed 常见场景：食品安全检查、严肃评论文章 作名词表示“污染、污点”时，比较常见于书面或正式语境，如食品安全报告或严肃评论；在日常口语中较少单独使用，多改用“污染”“污点”等更普通的说法。在具体描述食物腐败时语气较为中性，在引申为道德污点时则偏正式。
Words in this list rhyme with taint (/teɪnt/) in their stressed syllable: /peɪnt/, /feɪnt/, /seɪnt/, /kweɪnt/, /kənˈstreɪnt/, /rɪˈstreɪnt/. Watch out for lookalikes such as print (/prɪnt/), point (/pɔɪnt/), and pint (/paɪnt/), which are spelled similarly but pronounced differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.