tainted

[US]/'teɪntɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 污染的 感染的
Word Forms
过去分词tainted

Phrases & Collocations

tainted reputation

声誉受损

tainted food

受污染的食物

tainted water

受污染的水源

tainted evidence

被篡改的证据

tainted blood

被感染的血液

tainted milk

污染乳;异味乳

Real-world Examples

That's when a chemical leak was found to have tainted the water supply.

当发现化学泄漏污染水源供应后救援行动就已经开始。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2014

Mr Bush tainted America's values with inept invasion, prisoner abuse and imperial overstretch.

布什政府因不当入侵,虐囚,以及强权扩张,玷污了美国的价值观。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

That's right and other things can be tainted, like you said, for example, a relationship.

没错,其他事物也可能被污染,就像你说的,比如一段感情。

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

It spreads through tainted water and because of poor hygiene.

而且由于不卫生,它通过受污染的水传播。

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment.

他不想让自己怨恨来影响自己兴奋的心情。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

That word's kind of tainted for me now, so...

对我而言这个词已经被污染了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

And they're less likely to want the tainted money.

人们不太愿意要不太干净的钱。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2013

Today they close two schools to investigate concerns of tainted water.

今天,他们关闭了两所学校以调查水污染问题。

Source: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

His arrest comes after election officials determined that his work for Republican Mark Harris tainted a 2018 congressional race.

在他被捕之前,选举官员认定,他为共和党人马克·哈里斯(Mark Harris)效力的工作影响了2018年的国会选举。

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2019

He wanted to leave it all behind and find somewhere not yet tainted by the artificiality of modern life.

他想将一切置之脑后寻找一个尚未被现代生活中的人造元素所影响的纯净世界。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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