burnish

英 [ˈbɜːnɪʃ]

美 [ˈbɜːrnɪʃ]

v.  磨光，擦亮(金属)

现在分词：burnishing　过去式：burnished　过去分词：burnished　比较级：burnisher　第三人称单数：burnishes　

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BNC.23875 / COCA.20422

牛津词典

verb

• 磨光，擦亮（金属）
  to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny

柯林斯词典

• VERB 改善（形象）
  Toburnishthe image of someone or something means to improve their image.
  1. The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
     欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。

英英释义

noun

• the property of being smooth and shiny
  Synonym:polishglossglossiness

verb

• polish and make shiny
  1. buff the wooden floors
  2. buff my shoes
  Synonym:bufffurbish

双语例句

• The congressional hearing comes as economic tensions with China have spilled onto various political campaigns, giving legislators seeking re-election in November an opportunity to burnish their security and economic credentials.
  美国众议院听证会召开之际，各种政治活动正大肆宣扬美中两国的经济摩擦，让寻求在11月大选中连任的议员们有机会在安全和经济问题上更多地博取选民支持。
• If there was a chance to burnish Commerce's moribund image by landing a new export marker, he wasn't going to worry about appearances of purity.
  只要有机会开拓新的出口市场，给奄奄一息的美国商业带来振兴，他将不为廉洁的名声而担忧。飞行在图兹拉稍作停留。
• Business ranging from Super Flat Burnish Floor, Epoxy Floor, Urethane Floor, Hardener Floor, Polish Floor, etc.
  业务范围有超平环保地坪、环氧树脂地坪、聚氨酯地坪、耐磨地坪等。
• Whether opening campuses abroad or organising exchange programmes, universities are keen to burnish their multicultural credentials.
  通过在海外开辟校园或是组织交换项目，大学热切地把它们的跨国学历擦得亮光闪闪。
• Burnish: Bookbinding term for the finishing of the edges of a book with a burnishing tool to impart a polished surface.
  磨光：装订术语。用磨光工具把书边打磨光滑。
• Skin molten, attenuate, burnish drops, flexibility decreases, dry and corrugate.
  皮肤变软、变薄，光泽减退，弹性减少，干燥起皱。
• Next week, Sarkozy hosts the G8 summit in the French city of Deauville-giving him the opportunity to burnish his international statesman's stature.
  萨科齐下星期将在法国多维尔市主持八国峰会，这会给他机会发挥国际政治家的才能。
• BURNISH: To make shiny by rubbing; gloss, polish.
  磨光：通过研磨，抛光的方法来增加表面光洁度。
• In an effort to burnish its appeal to overseas companies, Mr Chow also said the exchange was working on a plan to introduce a depositary receipts programme similar to that in the US.
  周文耀还表示，为了增强对海外企业的吸引力，港交所正制定计划，推出类似美国的存托凭证。
• I rub my scars the way other people fret a rabbit's foot or burnish a lucky penny.
  我抚摸自己疤痕的方式，就像其他烦恼之人抚摸兔脚或幸运便士一样。