"tainting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 玷污
• 污染

Definition

使某物变脏、有害或不纯的行为；常用于形容物质上的污染，也用于损害某人的声誉或名誉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

偏正式或技术用语，多用于指食品、水或环境的污染，也常用于指“tainting someone's reputation”。日常口语中很少使用。与“staining”（物理污渍）和“spoiling”（变质）不同。

Examples

Tainting the water supply can make people sick.

**污染**水源会让人生病。

She was accused of tainting his reputation.

有人指控她**玷污**了他的声誉。

Tainting the food this way is dangerous.

这样**污染**食物很危险。

He was fired for tainting evidence in the investigation.

他因在调查中**污染**证据而被解雇。

There’s concern about factories tainting the river nearby.

人们担心工厂正在**污染**附近的河流。

Social media can be powerful in tainting someone's image, even with little proof.

社交媒体即使没有多少证据，也能强烈**玷污**某人的形象。