burnish
英 ['b??n??]
美
- vt. 擦亮；使…光亮；将…打磨光亮
- n. 光泽；抛光；闪闪发光
- vi. 磨光发亮
GRE畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?burnishes;过去式:?burnished;过去分词:?burnished;现在分词:?burnishing;形容词:?burnished;
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burnish“把你拭, 把你洗”-----檫亮?
中文词源
burnish 擦亮
来自PIE *bher, 燃烧，发光，加热。词源同burn.
英文词源
- burnish
- burnish: see brown
- burnish (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French burniss- present participle stem of burnir, metathesis of brunir "to shine, gleam, sparkle" (trans.), "to polish, make sparkle, make bright, shine," from brun "brown; polished," from Frankish or some other Germanic source (compare Old High German brun, Old Norse brunn "bright, polished; brown;" see brown (adj.)). The connection to "brown" might be explained if the original objects in mind were wooden ones. Related: Burnished; burnishing.
双语例句
- 1. The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
- 欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Such bipartisanship will do something to burnish his reputation as a reformer.
- 这样的两党合作将对凸显布什作为改革者的声誉或有助益.
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- 3. Act well with vitamin B, can maintain the burnish of the hair.
- 和维生素B一起作用, 可保持头发的光泽.
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- 4. Many people, fearful for their jobs, are trying to burnish their contacts at other firms.
- 许多人因为担心自己的工作, 正在努力抹去和其他公司接触的痕迹.
来自互联网
- 5. But GlaxoSmithKline is taking a step in Europe that may burnish its image.
- 但是葛兰素史克在欧洲迈出的一步可能会为其树立光辉形象.
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