burnish

英 ['b??n??] 美

GRE暢通詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?burnishes;過去式:?burnished;過去分詞:?burnished;現(xiàn)在分詞:?burnishing;形容詞:?burnished;

burnish“把你拭, 把你洗”-----檫亮?

burnish 擦亮

來自PIE *bher, 燃燒，發(fā)光，加熱。詞源同burn.

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.

1. The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.: 歐洲議會急需一位能改善其聲望的主席。

2. Such bipartisanship will do something to burnish his reputation as a reformer.: 這樣的兩黨合作將對凸顯布什作為改革者的聲譽(yù)或有助益.

3. Act well with vitamin B, can maintain the burnish of the hair.: 和維生素B一起作用, 可保持頭發(fā)的光澤.

4. Many people, fearful for their jobs, are trying to burnish their contacts at other firms.: 許多人因?yàn)閾?dān)心自己的工作, 正在努力抹去和其他公司接觸的痕跡.

5. But GlaxoSmithKline is taking a step in Europe that may burnish its image.: 但是葛蘭素史克在歐洲邁出的一步可能會為其樹立光輝形象.