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

• To achieve this, she has worked hard to burnish her credentials with the Tory right.
  为达成这一目的，她一直努力让自己在保守党右翼面前显得更具资格。
• Yet, even as Beijing has sought to burnish the railway's image, it has stumbled.
  不过，就在北京方面设法提升中国铁路的形象时，却也跌了个大跟头。
• Material and process: low carbon steel wire, stainless steel wire through the bending forming, fine welding burnish, surface treatment working procedure such as finish.
  材料和工艺：低碳钢丝、不锈钢丝通过折弯成型、精细焊接打磨、表面处理等工序完成的。
• 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。
• Providers will seek to burnish returns by pushing mobile broadband and mobile payments services, the Bank predicted.
  汇丰预计，运营商将努力推广移动宽带和移动支付服务，以求提高回报率。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many fear this means the new leader could seek to burnish his military credentials with strikes against South Korean or US targets.
  许多人担心，这意味着新领导人可能寻求对韩国或美国目标发动攻击，从而拔高自己在军事方面的形象。
• 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。
• 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。