| 词汇 | tainting |
| 释义 | tainting present participle oftaint taint verb[ T ] uk /teɪnt/ us /teɪnt/ to spoil something or give it an unpleasant quality: （通过添加有害物质而）污染（食品、血液等）；玷污，败坏 His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.那起财务丑闻让他一辈子声名狼藉。 He warned of toxins such as mercury tainting some fish. His first term of office was tainted by scandal. We don't want people out there tainting our reputation. It was found that the groundwater had been tainted with a string of toxins. Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck Examples of taintingtainting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This human factor was unsettling, as it revealed fundamental differences in the perception of death which were tainting classification at large. Therefore, we are trying to extend the paragraph to cover tainting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amendment should clarify the scope of the offences that may cause tainting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In any event, it is the same tainting that should worry us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This tainting has been regarded as a safeguard preventing the consumption of contaminated fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be circumstances other than the question of tainting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That fundamental fear is tainting some of the views that have been expressed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not tainting all doctors, because the great majority are good servants to their patients, but there are some who are not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last but by no means least, there is the danger of unscrupulous dog breeders tainting the legitimate businesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he does not reconsider his decision to do nothing, does he not realise that he will be tainting himself in an unacceptable cover-up? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that can be established, it is no better an acquittal than the one which resulted from the tainting of or interference with the jury or witnesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second reason why we need a speedy resolution is that the problem is tainting education throughout our city and not just in the one school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Oil contamination of the sea may result in the tainting of fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no clear-cut means of clearly avoiding incorrect participant feedback or researcher bias from tainting gathered research. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Acquittal because of tainting (witness intimidation, jury tampering, or perjury) would also allow retrial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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