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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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博彩业务以外的名声，无论是通过艺术展、与电影公司合作还是名人代言。 - But 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。 - 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。