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
tainted — past of taint
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
To contaminate or corrupt something, physically or morally; to spoil (food) or infect (with disease).
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.
使受怀疑或引起怀疑
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
被感染；被玷污；受腐蚀
To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
污染(疾病或微生物)
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
开始腐烂；变质
To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
将(变量)标记为不安全
To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
一般现在时
The scandal taints the reputation of the company.
这桩丑闻玷污了公司的声誉。
一般过去时
The water was tainted by industrial waste.
这些水被工业废料污染了。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：taint 作及物动词，表示‘污染’，用过去式。
The company's image was tainted by the false advertisement.
该公司的形象因虚假广告而受损。
用法提示：taint 用于被动语态，表示‘使受玷污、使受损’。
One rude comment can taint a whole conversation.
一句粗鲁的话就能破坏整段对话。
用法提示：taint 表示‘破坏、使变糟’，用在情态动词后作动词原形。
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。
强调物质上的污染，常用于环境或食物；taint更抽象，可指声誉等
侧重环境或水体污染，语气较强；taint范围更广
主要用于疾病或计算机病毒；taint可用于比喻
常指使食物变质或破坏乐趣；taint更强调沾染污点
主要针对道德或体制腐败；taint也可用于道德层面但较轻
grammar · medium
易错句子The ink tainted the paper.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The water was tainted of chemicals.
正确表达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。
针对 taint 的“污染；玷污”义，强调去除杂质或道德污点，恢复纯净。
与 purify 近义，常指清洗身体、伤口或抽象罪责，语气较强。
特指清除有害物质或放射性污染，对应 taint 的物理污染义。
侧重彻底清除不纯或有害成分，也可用于政治、道德上的清洗。
stain侧重物理上的污渍或染色，taint多指道德、名誉上的玷污或腐败
tint指轻微的颜色或色调，与taint发音相近但意义完全不同，taint强调污染或腐败
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。
毒素是导致食物或水源被污染（taint）的常见物质。
名誉是“taint”在道德层面常修饰的对象，指被玷污。
丑闻会玷污个人或机构的声誉，与“taint”的道德义相关。
腐烂是食物变质（tainted）的一个表现或结果。
感染（infection）与“taint”的疾病、细菌污染义相关。
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)
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