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

• 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。
• 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。
• But if the Olympics burnish the Samsung brand, that should help the Samsung Group sell televisions, ships and insurance, too.
  但如果三星的品牌被奥运会擦的锃光瓦亮，该集团电视、船只和保险的销量也会有所上升。
• Operators are at pains to burnish their non-gaming credentials, whether through art exhibitions, film studio tie-ups or celebrity endorsements.
  赌场运营商正在痛苦地打造自己在***业务以外的名声，无论是通过艺术展、与电影公司合作还是名人代言。
• GM will seek to burnish its green credentials with three Chevrolet "minicar" concept vehicles, aimed at young urban drivers.
  通用汽车将寻求提高其在环保方面的声誉，推出三款雪佛莱（chevrolet）“迷你”概念车，目标定位于年轻的城市驾驶者。
• Distinctive crystal clastic rock enchases craft every design likes an artwork, aglimmer glamour burnish, popular feeling chord is touched like diamond.
  独特的水晶碎石镶嵌工艺每件设计都如同一件艺术品，闪烁的魅力光泽，钻石般动人心弦。
• But with the president scouting for opportunities to burnish his relationship with big business, he could give the idea a fresh look.
  不过现在奥巴马正在寻找机会，以期改善与大企业之间的关系，因此他有可能会从一个新的视角看待这个问题。
• They also get to burnish their green credentials, not just for ditching their cars, but because all Google shuttles run on biodiesel.
  他们也提高他们的环保意识不仅仅为了摆脱自己的车，而是因为所有的谷歌的豪华汽车非常有生命力的运行着。
• 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。
• Another source of money is corporate partners. I suggest they may only commit small sums, just enough to burnish their social responsibility credentials.
  另一资金来源是企业合作伙伴，我建议它们只要定期捐赠少量钱，就能提升其履行社会责任的良好形象。