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。
noun
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)
派生 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'