tainted

[US]/'teɪntɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 污染的 感染的
Word Forms
過去分詞tainted

Phrases & Collocations

tainted reputation

聲譽受損

tainted food

受污染的食物

tainted water

受污染的水源

tainted evidence

被篡改的證據

tainted blood

被感染的血液

tainted milk

污染乳;異味乳

Real-world Examples

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

當發現化學泄漏污染水源供應後救援行動就已經開始。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2014

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

布什政府因不當入侵,虐囚,以及強權擴張,玷污了美國的價值觀。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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

沒錯,其他事物也可能被污染,就像你說的,比如一段感情。

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

It spreads through tainted water and because of poor hygiene.

而且由於不衛生,它通過受污染的水傳播。

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment.

他不想讓自己怨恨來影響自己興奮的心情。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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

對我而言這個詞已經被污染了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

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

人們不太願意要不太乾淨的錢。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2013

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

今天,他們關閉了兩所學校以調查水污染問題。

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,選舉官員認定,他爲共和黨人馬克·哈里斯(Mark Harris)效力的工作影響了2018年的國會選舉。

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.

他想將一切置之腦後尋找一個尚未被現代生活中的人造元素所影響的純淨世界。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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