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
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.- 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。
- The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
英英释义
noun
- the property of being smooth and shiny
verb
双语例句
- China's new First Lady is poised to impress& and burnish China's image overseas.
中国新任第一夫人已做好准备,去提升中国的海外形象。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - CSR, a tool used by many multinationals to burnish their credentials as good corporate citizens, is a set of voluntary principles adopted by businesses to take account of the economic, social and environmental effects of its work.
企业社会责任是指企业考虑到其工作对经济、社会和环境所造成的影响,而采用的一套自愿原则。许多跨国企业使用这一工具,塑造自身优秀企业公民的形象。 - 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。 - 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。 - Taking a stand now could help to burnish some of the idealism traditionally attached to its brand and reinforce the goodwill of advertisers and users.
如今采取反对立场,可能有助于为谷歌品牌历来表现出的理想主义增添一些光芒,增强广告客户和用户对谷歌的亲切感。 - 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。 - 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。