burnished

英 [ˈbɜːnɪʃt]

美 [ˈbɜːrnɪʃt]

adj.  擦亮的; 光滑的
v.  磨光，擦亮(金属)
burnish的过去分词和过去式

过去式：burnished　

BNC.23330 / COCA.23739

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 擦亮的；光滑的
  You can describe something asburnishedwhen it is bright or smooth.
  1. The clouds glowed like burnished gold.
     云彩像被擦亮的金子一般闪闪发光。

英英释义

adj

• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
  1. bright silver candlesticks
  2. a burnished brass knocker
  3. she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
  4. rows of shining glasses
  5. shiny black patents
  Synonym:brightlustrousshiningshiny

双语例句

• The eurozone crisis, combined with the possibility of a US default, have burnished the appeal of gold and other havens such as the Swiss franc and German bunds.
  欧元区危机再加上美国违约的可能性，增强了黄金以及瑞士法郎和德国国债等其它避险资产的吸引力。
• The bronze medals are largely copper because burnished bronze and gold are similar in color, and the mint did not want any confusion as to which medal an athlete receives.
  铜牌主要是铜，因为铮亮的青铜和金在色彩上很相近，再说，铸币厂也不希望在给哪位运动员办法哪枚奖牌的事上产生混乱。
• Non-rotating stem has close roundness and straightness tolerances and is burnished for a superior surface finish.
  不旋转阀杆避免了圆度和直度偏差，并且具有相当好的表面光洁度。
• A jet of coffee steam from the burnished caldron.
  咖啡的蒸气从打磨得锃亮的大壶里喷出来。
• The wealthiest and, not coincidentally, best-educated among us now enjoy advantages over the middle class and the working poor unseen since the burnished indifference of the Golden Age.
  最有钱的人，不是巧合的，也正是我们之中受到最好教育的，他们现在正享受着超越中产阶级和看不见得的贫穷大众的优势，自从黄金时代的光亮的无差别开始。
• But it is in burnished candles that God comes, and through whispered promises he speaks: "When you doubt, look around; I am closer than you think."
  但是上帝是由蜡烛之光而来，通过低语的承诺向你轻语：“当你怀疑的时候，看看周围吧；我比你想象得要近。”
• The gleam of burnished gold.
  表面光滑的，有光泽的。
• Gilt: The decoration of one or more edges of a book with burnished gold leaf.
  金箔装饰：在书本边缘刷上金箔的情况。
• All, and especially the helmet and breastplate, so highly burnished as to glow with white radiance, and scatter an illumination everywhere about upon the floor.
  这全套甲胃，尤其是头盔和护胸，都擦得授亮，闪着白色的光辉，把四下的地板照得通明。
• Ground surfaces must be free from burnished damage.
  磨削表面不能有烧伤。