stain
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A stain is a mark on something that is difficult to remove. 污漬
Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach. 用溫和的漂白溶液浸泡以去除污漬。
2. V-T If a liquid stains something, the thing becomes coloured or marked by the liquid. (在某物上) 留下污漬
Some foods can stain the teeth, as of course can smoking. 某些食物會(huì)使牙齒著色,吸煙當(dāng)然也會(huì)。
3. stainedADJ 沾了污漬的
His clothing was stained with mud. 他的衣服沾了泥。
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stain /ste?n/ (staining,stained,stains)
劍橋詞典
- Water and other liquids can stain unprotected wood surfaces .
- Lily pollen stains really badly .
- Red wine stains.
- The wood itself was light but I stained it darker .
- You can stain wood in different colours .
stain verb (MARK)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:后面不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove
沾污,染污;留下污跡
Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes . 讓番茄醬沾上很麻煩——很難把它從衣服上洗掉。
While she was changing the wheel on her car , her coat had become stained with oil . 她給汽車(chē)換輪胎時(shí),外套沾上了油污。
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:后面不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]
If a material stains, it absorbs substances easily , causing it to become covered with marks , or coloured by a chemical .
易染污;易著色
This carpet is ideal for the kitchen because it doesn't stain easily . 這塊地毯很適合在廚房里用,因?yàn)樗苣团K。
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]
to change the colour of something using a chemical
給…染色;給…著色
She stripped the floorboards and stained them dark brown . 她刮掉原來(lái)的漆,把地板刷成了深棕色。
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stain verb (SPOIL)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] literaryto permanently spoil something such as someone's reputation
敗壞,玷污(名聲等)
Several important politicians have had their reputations stained by this scandal . 好幾位重要的政界人士都因?yàn)檫@起丑聞而名聲受損。
The country's history is stained with the blood of (= the country is guilty of killing ) millions of innocent men and women. 這個(gè)國(guó)家的歷史沾滿了數(shù)百萬(wàn)無(wú)辜者的鮮血。 返回 stain