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小词详解 | tarnish
Others fear 3G is tarnishing American treasures such as Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Warren Buffett, who partnered with 3G to combine Heinz and Kraft and last year lost nearly $3bn on the deal.
另一些人则担心,3G 资本正在玷污像卡夫芝士通心粉和巴菲特这样的美国瑰宝。之前正是巴菲特与3G 资本联手促成了亨氏和卡夫的合并,去年他因这笔交易亏损近30 亿美元。
——《经济学人》Mr. Lutsenko, who succeeded Mr. Shokin, was initially seen as a better prosecutor, but his image tarnished over time.
接替绍金的卢岑科最初被认为是一名更好的检察官,但随着时间的推移,他的形象已经受损。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 使或变得不那么有价值或受人尊敬
taint: affect with a bad or undesirable quality besmirch: damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others smear: damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander