If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.
例句
Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.反对派领导人说，选举中存在舞弊现象。...a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation.令一整代政治明星声名染上污点的一系列政治丑闻
N-COUNT
(地位、名誉的)玷污，污点，瑕疵
A taint is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something.
例句
Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...她的政府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。She could smell the taint of sin in the most innocent of passions.哪怕是再纯真的恋情她也能从中嗅出罪恶的味道。
VERB
污染，毁坏(食品、药品)
If an unpleasant substance taints food or medicine, the food or medicine is spoiled or damaged by it.
例句
Rancid oil will taint the flavour.变质的油会破坏味道。...blood tainted with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.被艾滋病毒和肝炎病毒污染的血液
英汉词典释义
vt.
使变质;使污染
taint food or water把食物或水污染
使腐坏, 污染, 玷污, 败坏, 损害(某人的)名誉
taint someone’s reputation玷污某人的名誉His political reputation is tainted by the matter.这件事玷污了他的政治声誉。He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。