Burnish
['bɜːnɪʃ]
解釋/意思:
(a.) To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
(v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
(n.) The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
乔迪校對
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Polish, furbish, brighten, make bright, make glossy.
艾达校對
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Brighten, glaze, polish, gloze, gloss
ANT:Scratch, dull, abrade, bedim, cloud, frost, matt
校對:佩里
解釋/意思:
v.t. to polish: to make bright by rubbing.—n. polish: lustre.—ns. Burn′isher an instrument employed in burnishing; Burn′ishing; Burn′ishment.
埃斯特拉編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- No matter how heavy the plate, if it is not properly burnished or hardened after plating, the article will not give satisfaction in long wear. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It is then scratch-brushed, burnished and, in some patterns, the handle is greyed. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Like a shimmering waterfall turned to burnished metal by a dying sun it fell about her oval face; in waving lines, below her waist it tumbled. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The grapes, overripe, had fallen on the ground, or hung purple, or burnished green, among the red and yellow leaves. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The plate is then returned to the engraving department, which completes the work, burnishing darks, engraving highlights, removing slight imperfections and otherwise perfecting the plate. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The first burnishing is on machines and this is followed by hand burnishing. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- When manufacturers treat their wares to as little burnishing as possible, practically relying upon the buff alone for their finish after plating, the result is most unsatisfactory. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- This is accomplished by means of a double-burnishing process after the article is plated and before it receives its final buffed finish. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- He took the rude print from the wall, and showed her on the back of it the marks of the stylus, or burnisher, by which it had been rubbed upon the wood. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
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