taint meaning in English
vt.
弄脏,污染;使感染(病毒等);毒化(思想,感情等),使腐败;使坠落。
vi.
沾染;感染;腐败,坠落。 His character is tainted by selfseeking. 他的性格带有利己的缺点。 tainted family 有遗传病的家族。 tainted goods 非工会会员制造或经手的商品,来历不明的商品。 tainted meat 腐肉。 tainted money 肮脏钱。 Meat will readily taint in close weather. 肉在闷热天气容易腐败。
n.
1.污点;污名。
2.传染;腐败。
3.〔废语〕气味,痕迹。
Examples
- His character is tainted by self-seeking .
他的性格带有利己的缺点。 - This disease of money and greed taints other people .
别人会为了贪财争赃而丧心病狂。 - Such is the taint in us .
这就是我们的缺点。 - Everything possible should be done to free them from the economic taint .
应尽可能把他们从经济的腐蚀中解脱出来。