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v.磨光⁴⁰;使光亮¹⁰n.光泽²¹;抛光²⁹名词burnisher过去分词burnished现在分词burnishing三单burnishes
光光亮工具摩擦清洗
Noun:
the property of being smooth and shiny
Verb:
polish and make shiny;buff the wooden floors buff my shoes 来自古法语，前半截burn来自古法语形容词brun光亮的，和英语单词burn燃烧，发亮词源无关，但可以用后者来帮助记忆。burnish broach熨光刀,挤压推刀…burnish broaching精拉削,挤压推削,挤…
钱博士burn亮的，有光泽的+ish动词后缀→使变得光亮→擦亮，磨光，使有光彩⇒转作名词光泽，光亮
词源解释来自古法语，前半截burn来自古法语形容词brun光亮的，和英语单词burn燃烧，发亮词源无关，但可以用后者来帮助记忆。GRE红宝书1)brun闪耀的 －擦亮金属2)burnv 烧－把金属烧得发亮－磨光
furnish 提供装备或家俱furniture,都是新的发亮，擦了又擦的；burn 燃烧的火光使金属看起来发亮
联想: burn烧+ish, 烧得发亮联想记忆burn烧+ ish → 烧得发亮；形近词tarnishv.使…失去光泽；furnishv.提供，装修burn亮的，有光泽的+ish动词后缀→使变得光亮→擦亮，磨光，使有光彩⇒转作名词光泽，光亮。GRE难词记忆burn 是烧，把东西烧得发亮如瓷器，有光泽，就象磨光了一样近义词 rub擦wax蜡shine照耀gloss光彩polish光泽buff浅黄色abrade擦伤clean干净的furbish磨光brighten使变亮rub up擦亮激起glossiness光泽度
Pburnishingn.磨擦抛火Pburnishern.磨擦抛火器
动词86%,名词14%
用作动词He isburnishingthe knife.他正在磨刀。
The copper has beenburnished.铜已被抛光。
Such bipartisanship will do something toburnishhis reputation as a reformer.这样的两党合作将对凸显作为改革者的声誉有益。用作名词Scagliola diaphaneity is bad, and withoutburnish.人造大理石透明度不好，而且没有光泽。verb.(polish, brighten
同义词 buff,furbish,glance,glaze,gloss,luster,patina,rub,sheen,shine,smooth,waxput on a finish
反义词 dulltarnish
brightenverb make shine or glow
buff up,clear up,enliven,gleam,grow sunny,illuminate,illumine,intensify,kindle,light up,lighten,polish,punch up,spiff up
buffverb polish to a shine
brush,burnish,furbish,glaze,gloss,pumice,rub,sandpaper,scour,shine,smooth
decorateverb beautify, embellish
add finishing touches,adorn,bedeck,bedizen,brighten,burnish,color,deck,do up,dress out,dress up,enhance,enrich,festoon,finish,fix up,frill,furbish,garnish,gild,grace,gussy up,idealize,illuminate,jazz up,ornament,paint,perfect,prank,renovate,spruce up,trim
fileverb rub down, grind
abrade,burnish,erode,finish,furbish,grate,level,polish,rasp,raze,refine,scrape,shape,sharpen,smooth
finishnoun coating;perfecting
appearance,beauty,burnish,cultivation,culture,elaboration,glaze,grace,grain,lacquer,luster,patina,perfection,polish,refinement,shine,smoothness,surface,texture,veneer
furbishverb polish;renovate
brighten,buff,burnish,clean,deck out,fix up,glaze,gloss,gussy up,improve,recondition,refurbish,rehabilitate,renew,restore,rub,shine,smarten up,spruce up The memoirist’s habit of stealing credit from others to burnish his crime-busting image has infected the narrative.
他的传记从别人那儿窃取功劳来打磨他那严惩犯罪的形象，这种习惯已经传染到了故事叙述。 ecocn
All three networks have benefited from the crisis, as executives fearful of losing their jobs have rushed to burnish their contacts.
这三个网站都从经济危机中获利，因为那些害怕丢掉饭碗的主管们都急着去更新他们的联系状态。 ecocn
Barack Obama has arrived in Iraq as the presidential contender continued a tour meant to burnish his international credentials.
美民主党总统候选人奥巴马已抵达伊拉克，希望此次中东之行能在国际上树立更高威信。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
Both authors believe that in the war of ideas Americans should focus on jihadist brutality rather than trying to burnish their own image.
两位作者都相信，在观念战中，美国人应该集中力量于圣战者的凶残性上，而不是着意打扮自己的形象。 ecocn
But the current leadership has sought to burnish its image with various cleanup campaigns.
不过现在的领导似乎有意清理队伍以挽回形象。 yeeyan
But whereas Barack Obama has used the agreement to burnish his pro-business credentials and win favour with some of his political opponents, in South Korea few are happy.
在韩国，没有人对这一协定感到高兴，但与此同时奥巴马却利用它提高了自己重商的形象，博得政界反对者的好感。 ecocn
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。 fortunechina
He left the state with a budget deficit, but has since tried to burnish his credentials as a hawk on spending.
他离任时，明尼苏达州经历着预算赤字，但从此以后为了证明自己，他在经费上表现出“鹰式作风”。 ecocn
In the midst of a financial crisis seen as emanating from Wall Street, a demonstration of leadership would help burnish“ Brand America”.
在被认为从华尔街刮起的这场金融风暴中，领导力的证明会使“品牌美国”打磨得更加光亮。 yeeyan
It would allow him to burnish his greatest selling point— his reputation as a ferocious reformer who is willing to take on any and every vested interest.
这会让他凸显其最大的卖点，即他这个勇猛的改革者敢与所有既得利益作斗争的声誉。 ecocn
Obama also is seeking to burnish his pro- business credentials after struggles with groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during his first two years in office.
在其执政的头两年里，奥巴马与美国商会等组织一直斗争不断。 奥巴马想利用这次的晚宴好好展现其“亲企业”的一面。 yeeyan
Such famous turns of phrase are the gurus’ equivalent of brands: they burnish their reputations for original thinking and ensure that they stand out in a crowd.
这些大名鼎鼎的词句相当于大师的品牌：为原创思想增光添彩，确保大师们成为众所瞩目的焦点。 yeeyan
The first test is whether Mr Sarkozy is willing to see Club Med as more than a scheme to burnish French glory.
第一要检视萨科奇先生是否愿意视地中海俱乐部为一个比法国自身大放异彩更重要的计划。 yeeyan
The recorded death toll at Towton may well have been inflated to burnish the legend of Edward’s ascent to the crown.
陶顿战役的战果记载很可能被大大夸大了，因为要给爱德华的登基增添几分传奇色彩。 ecocn
This has given rise to speculation that the suggestion was merely intended to burnish the image of a man not known for self- effacing modesty.
这一做法已引发人们猜测，纳扎尔巴耶夫的建议只是在帮助一个对不求闻达的的谦逊品性不知一二的小人塑造形象而已。 ecocn
Whether or not that is true, organic cotton certainly looks attractive to retailers trying to burnish their socially responsible images.
无论这是不是真的，有机棉花的确对那些试着改善自己社会责任形象的零售商来说很有吸引力。 ecocn |