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taint

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taint1 /teɪnt/ verb [transitiveT]  
1 SPOILif a situation or person is tainted by something, it damages them by making them seem bad 使受负面影响;玷污,败坏 〔某人的名誉〕
 Baker argues that his trial was tainted by negative publicity.
贝克抗辩说他的审判受到了负面宣传的影响。
2 to damage something by adding an unwanted substance to it 污染,沾污
be tainted with something
 The water had been tainted with a deadly toxin.
水被致命毒素污染。
nGrammar
Taint is usually passive.
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taint2 noun [singular]  
BADthe appearance of being related to something bad or morally wrong 污点,瑕疵;玷污
taint of
 The city has suffered for many years under the taint of corruption.
该城市多年遭受腐败之苦。
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Origin taint1
(1500-1600) Partly from Anglo-French teinter to color, from Latin tingere ( → TINGE2); partly from Old French ataint, from ataindre ( → ATTAIN)
taint1 verbn GRAMMAR1taint2 noun
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