burnish

[US]/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈbɜːrnɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 擦亮;使光亮
n. 光澤;拋光
vi. 磨光發亮
Word Forms
第三人稱單數burnishes
過去分詞burnished
現在分詞burnishing
過去式burnished
比較級burnisher
複數burnishes

Example Sentences

the gleam of burnished gold.

黃金的光澤

The stone burnishes well.

這種石頭容易磨光。

This metal burnishes well.

這種金屬容易擦亮。

the sky was a burnished aestival blue; estival winds.

天空夏天水洗般的藍;夏風。

Use steel brush or burnisher to clean dust and weathered layer on the surface of concrete;

用剛刷或角磨機去除混凝土表面的浮塵和風化層;

Use steel brush or burnished to clean up laitance on the surface of concrete and the concrete surface should keep dry;

用鋼絲刷或角磨機清理混凝土表面的浮漿層,混凝土表面須乾燥;

The Card Room seems to speak of a thousand games of whist and bridge and the Gold Room, especially as the westering sun burnishes its teak ceiling, is the ideal place for a pre-dinner sherry.

紙牌室似乎象徵着惠斯特牌與橋牌的上千種玩法;而金廳,特別是當西落的太陽輝映在柚木天花板上時,那正是飲餐前雪利酒的理想場所。

Real-world Examples

Like a long line of spears brightly burnished and tall.

像極了一條條又高又亮的長矛,排成長線。

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

By offering degrees online, universities are making it easier for professionals to burnish their skills.

大學也開始提供在線學位,幫助專業人士更方便地提升技能。

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

The craftsman burnished the brass plates until they glowed.

工匠把銅板打磨得發亮。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It also helps burnish his public image.

同時幫他提高公衆形象。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

With those red shoes and the gold brooch and all her burnished brown hair.

她一頭金髮,穿着紅色的鞋,佩戴着金色胸針。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Narang says Modi's speech about India as a space power will burnish his reputation as strong on defense.

納蘭表示,莫迪稱印度成爲太空強國的講話將提升他在強化國防方面的聲望。

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

He criticised management because he said that they prized burnishing its sustainable credentials at the expense of running the business.

他批評管理層,因爲他說他們過於重視可持續發展,卻以經營業務爲代價。

Source: Financial Times

But is this enough to burnish its green credentials?

但這足以證明其環保資質嗎?

Source: Economist Business

Charlotte would burnish up past foolishness, and this might upset her nerves.

夏洛特會擦亮過去的愚蠢, 這可能會擾亂她的神經。

Source: The Room with a View (Part Two)

Tech firms keen to burnish their progressive credentials are leading the way.

熱衷於提升自身進步資質的科技公司正在引領潮流。

Source: Economist Business

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