stain
stain
verb
[with obj.]
stainable
adjective
stainer
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- mark (something) with coloured patches or dirty marks that are not easily removed
沾污，弄脏；染污
her clothing was stained with blood.
她的衣服上沾有血迹。
[asadj. stained]a stained beer mat.
一个有污渍的啤酒杯垫子。
[no obj.]red powder paint can stain.
红色的粉末颜料能生成污迹。
■[no obj.]be marked or be liable to be marked with such patches
被沾污；易被染污
■(figurative)damage or bring disgrace to (the reputation or image of someone or something)
(喻)玷污，败坏（名声，形象）
the awful events would unfairly stain the city's reputation.
这些糟糕的事件会败坏这个城市的名声，这是不公平的。
■suffuse (something) with brighter or darker colour
使…布满更亮（或更暗的）色彩
the flush stained her cheeks again.
她的双颊再一次布满红晕。 - colour (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical
给（材料，物体）上色，给（材料，物体）着色
wood can always be stained to a darker shade.
木材总是可以被染成更暗的色调。
- a coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove
污点，污迹
there were mud stains on my shoes.
我的鞋上有泥渍。
■a thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation
污点，瑕疵
he regarded his time in gaol as a stain on his character.
他认为在监狱的那段时间是他人格上的污点。
■a patch of brighter or deeper colour that suffuses something
色素斑
the sun left a red stain behind as it retreated.
太阳落下后只留下一个红色的斑点。 - a penetrative dye or chemical used in colouring a material or object
染色剂，着色剂
■(Biology)a special dye used to colour organic tissue so as to make the structure visible for microscopic examination
(生)染色剂，着色剂
■(Heraldry)any of the minor colours used in blazoning and liveries, especially tenné and sanguine
(纹章)（纹章和徽章的）辅助色，次要颜色（尤指棕褐色和血红色）
stainable
adjective
stainer
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as a verb): shortening of archaic distain, from Old French desteindre 'tinge with a colour different from the natural one'. The noun was first recorded (mid 16th cent.) in the sense 'defilement, disgrace'
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