stain

/steɪn/ verb / noun
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

弄脏；染色；玷污；污渍；污点

释义与例句

verb 弄脏；染色；玷污
to leave a mark that is hard to remove on something; to colour by applying a dye
  1. Red wine stained the white tablecloth.
    红酒弄脏了白色桌布。
  2. The wood was stained a dark brown.
    木头被染成深棕色。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. His reputation was stained by the scandal.
    丑闻玷污了他的名声。
noun 污渍；污点
a mark that is difficult to remove
  1. There is a coffee stain on your shirt.
    你的衬衫上有咖啡渍。
  2. The ink stain won't come off the paper.
    纸上的墨渍擦不掉。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The scandal left a permanent stain on his career.
    丑闻在他的职业生涯中留下了永久的污点。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想雨水（rain）混着泥土在布料上留下“stain（污渍）”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • stainless 无瑕疵的；不锈的
    加 -less 后缀
同义词
  • spot 斑点；污点
    spot 可指任何斑点，stain 更强调难以去除的污渍。
    There were spots of mud on his trousers. 他的裤子上有泥点。
反义词
  • clean 干净的
    clean 表示无污渍，与 stain（留下污渍）相反。
    The shirt is clean with no marks. 这件衬衫很干净，没有污渍。
常见搭配
  • stainless steel 不锈钢
    The kitchen sink is made of stainless steel. 厨房水槽是不锈钢做的。
  • remove a stain 去除污渍
    Can you remove this stain from my dress? 你能去掉我裙子上的污渍吗？