stain是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove -- 沾汙，染汙；留下汙跡

  • Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes. 蕃茄醬一沾上就很麻煩——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. 她幫汽車換輪胎時，外套沾上了油污。

  • This carpet is ideal for the kitchen because it doesn't stain easily. 這塊地毯很適合在廚房裡用，因爲它不怕髒。

  • She stripped the floorboards and stained them dark brown. 她刮掉原來的漆，把地板刷成了深棕色。

• 1 to 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爲這宗醜聞而名聲受損。

  • The country's history is stained with the blood of (= the country is guilty of killing) millions of innocent men and women. 這個國家的歷史沾滿了數百萬無辜者的鮮血。

• 2 a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove -- 汙漬；汙點

  • a blood/grass stain 血污／草漬

  • You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it. 地毯上紅酒的汙漬可以撒鹽來清除。

• 3 permanent damage to someone's reputation or character -- 汙點

  • His solicitor said, "He leaves this court without a stain on his character." 他的律師說：「他走出法庭時名聲將絲毫無損。」