Stain
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vi. 弄脏;污染;被玷污;
vt. 玷污，染污;败坏（名声）;给…染色;
n. 污点;瑕疵;着色剂;色斑;
💡 词根助记
s(dis的简型)+tain(to dye染色)→染污；污点
📝 例句
Does the ink stain on the back of the letter paper show through?
信纸反面的墨水污迹看得出来吗？
His crimes stained the family honor.
他的罪行玷污了家庭的名誉。
He left the court without a stain on his character.
他经法庭一役, 人格丝毫无损.
His character is without stain.
他的人品纯洁无瑕。
Nothing but a great many epithelial cells was observed in the stain.
染片中只观察到有大量的上皮细胞。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ stair-楼梯,stain-污迹:楼梯的台阶,上面的污迹多
※ s-拼音“丝”,tain-锡纸:锡纸上若夹杂丝线就是污迹
※ s-似“美女”,tain-拼音“太难”:在美女身上找到污点太难
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
stain
v
1 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a]
~ sth (with sth) change the colour of sth; leave or make coloured patches or dirty marks on sth, esp ones that are difficult to remove 改变某物的颜色; 染污, 沾污（某物）（尤指难以清除）
fingers stained with nicotine 被尼古丁染黄的手指
blood-stained hands 沾著血污的手
a tablecloth stained with gravy 沾上肉汁的桌布
The blackberry juice stained their fingers (red).黑莓汁把他们的手指给染（红）了.
2 [I] become discoloured or marked in this way 被染污; 被沾污
Our white carpet stains easily. 我们的白地毯不耐脏.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a]
colour (wood, fabric, etc) with a substance that penetrates the material; dye 给（木材、 布等）染色或著色
The biologist stained the specimen before looking at it through the microscope. 那位生物学家先把标本染色, 然後再通过显微镜进行观察.
He stained the wood dark brown. 他把木头染成深褐色了.
4 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
(fml fig 文, 比喻) bring disgrace to or damage (sb's reputation, good name, etc); blemish 玷污, 败坏（某人的名声等）
The incident stained his career. 那件小事给他的事业抹上了污斑. stain, n
1 [U, C] liquid, etc used for staining wood, fabric, etc; dye 染色剂; 著色剂; 染料; 颜料
How much stain should I buy for the table? 给这张桌子上色, 我得买多少颜料?
a range of wood stains 木材著色剂系列.
2 [C] dirty mark or patch of colour caused by staining (stainv 1) 污点; 污斑; 污迹
There's an ink stain on your shirt. 你的衬衫上有一个墨水斑.
I can't get these coffee stains out of the carpet. 我弄不掉地毯上的咖啡污迹. [C]
thing that causes disgrace (to a person's reputation, etc); moral blemish 玷污（某人名声等的）事物; 品德上的污点
He left the court without a stain on his character. 他经法庭一役, 人格丝毫无损.
🎯 考研助记
sta(stay停留)+in(里面):停留在里面- 污点 印迹
🔁 扩展释义
*[stein]n. 污染, 污点, 着色剂vt. 沾染, 染污, 着色vi. 变脏【化】 染污【医】 染剂, 染料; 着色斑, 色素斑
🏥 医学释义
着色剂，染料
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I love you more than my own life, more than my wife, and more than all the world.
我爱你胜过爱我自己的生命、自己的妻子和整个世界。（他哭了。）
I want to find out more about my 'roots,' he said.
“我想要更多地探寻我的‘根’。”
If we go downhill, we might find a stream, and if we follow the stream we should reach a farm, or a village or a bridge.
“如果我们走下山，我们可能会发现一条小溪，如果我们沿着小溪走，我们会到达一个农场或一个村庄或是一座桥。”