taint

US [teɪnt]
UK [teɪnt]
  • n.污染;腐坏;玷污
  • v.污染;使腐坏;玷污
  • Web污点;感染;腐败
Simple Present:taints  Present Participle:tainting  Past Tense:tainted  
taint
v.
1.
[oftpass]
~ sth (with sth)
使腐坏;污染;玷污,败坏(名声)to damage or spoil the quality of sth or the opinion that people have of sb/sth
The administration was tainted with scandal.
丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
n.
1.
[ususing]
腐坏;污染;玷污the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sth
to be free from the taint of corruption
不受腐败影响

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