stain /stein/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a soiled or discolored appearance
• (n.) (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
• (v.) color with a liquid dye or tint

Chinese translation

• n. 污染, 污点, 着色剂
• vt. 沾染, 染污, 着色
• vi. 变脏

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/stein/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.7 · Super Rare

Word forms

stained, staining, stains

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