英语释义

• polish and make shiny;

  "buff the wooden floors"

  "buff my shoes"

• the property of being smooth and shiny

片语

burnish broaching精拉削

burnish paper高光泽纸

shine照射，擦亮；把…的光投向；（口）通过擦拭使…变得有光泽或光

burnish brakes制动磨光

polishing[机] 磨光；擦亮；修正（polish的ing形式）

burnish broach挤压推刀

burnish pink磨光粉色

rub up擦亮；揉和；激起

burnish length剪切面高度

BNH Burnish抛光

英汉例句

• a generation of executives cut its teeth on sun tzu「s 「 the art of war」. america」s navy has put the combat boot on the other foot, using civilian executive courses to burnish leadership.

  一大批的管理者是从学习孙子兵法起家的，而美国的海军却不走寻常路，他们通过民间的管理课程来升华自己的领导才能。

• just as magpies adorn their nests with shiny trinkets, young people seeking to burnish their credentials love to scour league tables to spot the world’s brightest universities.

  如同喜鹊喜欢用闪亮的东西来装扮它们的窝一样，年轻人也喜欢从 大学排行榜 上寻找世界最好的大学来装点自己的学历。

• that caused resentment, helped burnish china’s image and inspired some scarcely concealed glee at america’s comeuppance a decade later.

  这引起一片怨恨，不仅帮助中国提升了国际形象，也激起了亚洲各国对这次美国经济危机掩藏不住的幸灾乐祸。

• he left the state with a budget deficit, but has since tried to burnish his credentials as a hawk on spending.

  他离任时，明尼苏达州经历着预算赤字，但从此以后为了证明自己，他在经费上表现出「鹰式作风」。

• ironically too president obama「s decision to appoint jon huntsman may turn out to have helped a potential rival burnish his credentials.

  具有粉刺意味的是，奥巴马当初的决定可能为这个潜在竞争者的简历上增加了光彩夺目的一笔。

• the memoirist’s habit of stealing credit from others to burnish his crime-busting image has infected the narrative.

  他的传记从别人那儿窃取功劳来打磨他那严惩犯罪的形象，这种习惯已经传染到了故事叙述。

• whether or not that is true, organic cotton certainly looks attractive to retailers trying to burnish their socially responsible images.

  无论这是不是真的，有机棉花的确对那些试着改善自己社会责任形象的零售商来说很有吸引力。

• the first test is whether mr sarkozy is willing to see club med as more than a scheme to burnish french glory.

  第一要检视萨科奇先生是否愿意视地中海俱乐部为一个比法国自身大放异彩更重要的计划。

• several of those elected, after all, tried to burnish their environmental credentials by running uplifting advertisements of themselves roaming the countryside amid majestic wind turbines.

  其中几个民主党议员拍了一些振奋人心的竞选广告，倘佯在高大的风力涡轮机中间的乡村，以塑造他们的环保形象，而且其中几个当选了。

• many people, fearful for their jobs, are trying to burnish their contacts at other firms.

  许多人因为担心自己的工作，正力图改善和其他公司的关系。

• the presence of protesters on the site, some of whom have threatened to resist the eviction, has done nothing to burnish the reputation of gypsies and travellers more generally.

  一些人在农场举行抗议，有人威胁要抑制驱逐活动，但这并未能为吉卜赛人和「旅行者」增添什么声望。

• such bipartisanship will do something to burnish his reputation as a reformer.

  这样的两党合作将对凸显布什作为改革者的声誉或有助益。

• all three networks have benefited from the crisis, as executives fearful of losing their jobs have rushed to burnish their contacts.

  这三个网站都从经济危机中获利，因为那些害怕丢掉饭碗的主管们都急着去更新他们的联系状态。

• this has given rise to speculation that the suggestion was merely intended to burnish the image of a man not known for self-effacing modesty.

  这一做法已引发人们猜测，纳扎尔巴耶夫的建议只是在帮助一个对不求闻达的的谦逊品性不知一二的小人塑造形象而已。

• thabo mbeki, south africa’s ex-president, keen to burnish his retirement credentials by forging peace in the region, seems to support such a shift.

  前南非总统塔博?姆贝基一心想促成该地区和平协议，以便给自己的退休生活增色几分。 由此看，他似乎同意此变更。

• but whereas barack obama has used the agreement to burnish his pro-business credentials and win favour with some of his political opponents, in south korea few are happy.

  在韩国，没有人对这一协定感到高兴，但与此同时奥巴马却利用它提高了自己重商的形象，博得政界反对者的好感。

• thabo mbeki, south africa」s ex-president, keen to burnish his retirement credentials by forging peace in the region, seems to support such a shift.

  前南非总统塔博?姆贝基一心想促成该地区和平协议，以便给自己的退休生活增色几分。

• environmentalists should extract the highest price from african politicians seeking to burnish themselves with ms maathai's life: a commitment to sustainability.

  环保人士应该从那些谋求以马塔伊的生命来装饰自身的非洲政客处榨取最大的收益：一个长期可持续的承诺。

• 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 success of the team will doubtless burnish the reputation of local politicians among a vital group of voters, young males.

  球队的成功无疑会提高政客的声誉并吸引选民，尤其是其中年轻男性选民。

• such famous turns of phrase are the gurus’ equivalent of brands: they burnish their reputations for original thinking and ensure that they stand out in a crowd.

  这些大名鼎鼎的词句相当于大师的品牌：为原创思想增光添彩，确保大师们成为众所瞩目的焦点。

• i’ve ever had time to sculpt a bust of my father and to burnish it.

  我甚至花时间雕了一尊我父亲的半身像，并把它擦得锃亮。

• it would allow him to burnish his greatest selling point—his reputation as a ferocious reformer who is willing to take on any and every vested interest.

  这会让他凸显其最大的卖点，即他这个勇猛的改革者敢与所有既得利益作斗争的声誉。

• obama also is seeking to burnish his pro-business credentials after struggles with groups such as the u.s. chamber of commerce during his first two years in office.

  在其执政的头两年里，奥巴马与美国商会等组织一直斗争不断。奥巴马想利用这次的晚宴好好展现其「亲企业」的一面。

相似词

rub擦；摩擦；惹怒

polish磨光，擦亮；擦亮剂；打磨光滑的面；完美，娴熟；优雅，精良

shine照射，擦亮；把…的光投向；（口）通过擦拭使…变得有光泽或光

wax蜡制的；似蜡的

buff(Buff)人名；[德]布夫；[英]巴夫

shine照射，擦亮；把…的光投向；（口）通过擦拭使…变得有光泽或光

brighten(Brighten)人名；(英)布赖滕

rub擦；摩擦；惹怒

buff(Buff)人名；[德]布夫；[英]巴夫

wax蜡制的；似蜡的

abrade经受磨损；受擦伤

polish磨光，擦亮；擦亮剂；打磨光滑的面；完美，娴熟；优雅，精良