taint

中英词典：taint

形容词

1. 腐败的；有污点的；不纯的

英：tainted

例句：

1. His reputation has been tainted by scandal.（他的声誉因丑闻而受损。）
2. The company has been accused of producing tainted food.（该公司被指控生产有污染的食品。）

名词

1. 污点；玷污

英：stain

例句：

1. There is a taint of dishonesty about him.（他有些不诚实的瑕疵。）
2. The taint of corruption in the government led to protests.（政府腐败的瑕疵引发了抗议。）

2. 污染；玷污

英：contamination

例句：

1. The river has a taint from the nearby factory.（这条河因附近工厂的污染而受到污染。）
2. He refused to eat the food due to the taint of pesticides.（由于食物中有农药污染，他拒绝吃。）

词语辨析

"taint" 和 "stain" 虽然有时可以互换使用，但 "taint" 更强调对品质或声誉的损害，而 "stain" 更常用于描述物体表面的污点。

词汇扩充

英：adulterate, infect, soil

近义词

英：contaminate, pollute, corrupt

反义词

英：purify, cleanse

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）

英：to taint

释义：If something is tainted by something undesirable, it is spoiled or damaged by it.

例句：

1. Their victory was tainted by the violence surrounding the elections.（他们的胜利因选举期间的暴力事件而受到玷污。）

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）

英：taint

释义：A trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance.

例句：

1. The atmosphere had a faint taint of stale cigarette smoke.（空气中有一股淡淡的陈腐烟味。）

用法

1. 作动词时，常用于被动语态。

2. 作名词时，常用于形容不良品质或物质的瑕疵。

相关例句

1. His reputation has been tainted by scandal.（他的声誉因丑闻而受损。）
2. The company has been accused of producing tainted food.（该公司被指控生产有污染的食品。）
3. There is a taint of dishonesty about him.（他有些不诚实的瑕疵。）
4. The taint of corruption in the government led to protests.（政府腐败的瑕疵引发了抗议。）
5. The river has a taint from the nearby factory.（这条河因附近工厂的污染而受到污染。）
6. He refused to eat the food due to the taint of pesticides.（由于食物中有农药污染，他拒绝吃。）
7. Their victory was tainted by the violence surrounding the elections.（他们的胜利因选举期间的暴力事件而受到玷污。）
8. The atmosphere had a faint taint of stale cigarette smoke.（空气中有一股淡淡的陈腐烟味。）
9. His actions have cast a taint on the whole project.（他的行为给整个项目带来了污点。）
10. She could no longer trust him after the taint of betrayal.（在背叛的污点后，她无法再信任他。）
11. The water supply was found to be tainted with harmful bacteria.（发现供水受到有害细菌的污染。）
12. The scandal has brought a taint of disgrace to the organization.（这个丑闻给该组织带来了耻辱的污点。）
13. The tainted meat was recalled from the market.（有污染的肉被召回了市场。）
14. The taint of corruption in the industry led to investigations.（该行业腐败的瑕疵引发了调查。）
15. She was determined not to let her past taint her future.（她决心不让过去影响她的未来。）
16. The politician's career was ruined by the taint of scandal.（这位政治家因丑闻的污点而事业毁于一旦。）
17. They tried to remove any taint of bias from the selection process.（他们试图从选拔过程中消除任何偏见的瑕疵。）
18. The taint of suspicion hung in the air.（怀疑的瑕疵在空气中弥漫。）
19. His dishonesty left a taint on the entire team.（他的不诚实给整个团队带来了污点。）
20. She refused to associate with anyone who had a taint of criminal behavior.（她拒绝与任何有犯罪行为瑕疵的人交往。）
21. Over time, the taint of her mistakes was forgotten.（随着时间的推移，她的错误之瑕疵被遗忘了。）