【burnish】 - SAT备考词汇

burnish

UK:  ['bɜː(r)nɪʃ]

US:  ['bɜrnɪʃ]

第三人称单数：burnishes  现在分词：burnishing  过去式：burnished  

adj.

1.燃烧的;强烈的

v.

1.磨,打磨

2.擦(亮);发亮,亮晶晶

3.(金属等经擦、磨等而)发亮

4.【机械工程】抛光,轧光;擦亮;使光滑

n.

1.磨光

2.光泽,光亮;光滑

1 . The decrease, he says, is largely the result of China's attempts to burnish its international image in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
他认为这个数字的下降很大部分是由于中国试图在北京奥运热身阶段擦亮其国际形象。

2 . 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。

3 . 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”。

4 . Burnish Bookbinding term for the finishing of the edges of a book with a burnishing tool to impart a polished surface.
装订术语。用磨光工具把书边打磨光滑。

5 . Providers will seek to burnish returns by pushing mobile broadband and mobile payments services, the bank predicted.
汇丰预计，运营商将努力推广移动宽带和移动支付服务，以求提高回报率。