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1. Oxford Dictionary

   taint

   • IPA[teɪnt]

   英式

   • n.
     a trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality；something with a contaminating influence or effect
   • v.
     contaminate or pollute (something)；affect with a bad or undesirable quality

   • verb: taint, 3rd person present: taints, gerund or present participle: tainting, past tense: tainted, past participle: tainted

   • noun: taint, plural noun: taints

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality the lingering taint of creosote she manages to make paintings about love and beauty that are free of the taint of sentimentality
   • ▪ something with a contaminating influence or effect the taint that threatens to stain most of the company's other partners

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. contaminate or pollute (something) the air was tainted by fumes from the cars 同義詞 contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, ... 更多befoul, spoil, soil, ruin, destroy反義詞 clean
   • ▪ affect with a bad or undesirable quality his reputation was tainted by scandal 同義詞 tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, ... 更多smear, blot, blemish, stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile, soil, muddy, foul, dirty, damage, injure, harm, hurt, debase, infect, poison, vitiate, drag through the mud, blot one's copybook, brand反義詞 improve
   • ▪ (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted the rennet should be soaked in water containing sufficient salt to keep it from tainting