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

• While the financial crisis has been a disaster for the McCain campaign, his advisers at least hoped it would provide an opening to burnish his leadership experience at a time of crisis.
  尽管金融危机给麦凯恩的竞选带来了灾难，但他的顾问们至少希望，这会给他提供一个展现危机时刻领导才能的机会。
• 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。
• BURNISH: To make shiny by rubbing; gloss, polish.
  磨光：通过研磨，抛光的方法来增加表面光洁度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To burnish their brands, companies need determination.
  要为自己的品牌增光，公司需要下定决心。
• 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。
• If there was a chance to burnish Commerce's moribund image by landing a new export marker, he wasn't going to worry about appearances of purity.
  只要有机会开拓新的出口市场，给奄奄一息的美国商业带来振兴，他将不为廉洁的名声而担忧。飞行在图兹拉稍作停留。