taint /teint/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the state of being contaminated
• (v.) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• (v.) contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Chinese translation

• n. 污点, 耻辱, 感染
• vt. 污染, 使腐败, 沾染, 腐蚀

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/teint/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 2.98 · Ultra Rare

Word forms

tainted, taints, tainting

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