tainted

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今天我们要学的词是tainted. [ˈteɪntɪd]

tainted, 受污染的。（动词&形容词）

最近美国出现了一起食品中毒事件。

"13 people have died from eating tainted cantaloupes,"

13人因食用受污染的哈蜜瓜而死亡。

与此同时，美国市场上一些牛肉馅也出了问题。

"131-thousand pounds of ground beef was recalled because it was possibly tainted with E-Coli,"

13万1千磅牛肉馅被召回，因为这些肉馅可能受了大肠杆菌的污染。不仅食物可以被污染，声望也可以带上污点。

"Former IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn's reputation was tainted after the sex-assault scandal,"

性侵犯丑闻过后，前国际货币基金组织总裁斯特劳斯.凯恩的名誉尽损。

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