名詞 taint:

1. the state of being contaminated
   同義詞：contamination

動詞 taint:

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   同義詞：defile, sully, corrupt, cloud
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
   同義詞：infect

1. Moral taint has spread among young people.
   道德的敗壞在年輕人之間蔓延。
2. His political reputation was tainted by his abuse of the power.
   他因?yàn)E用職權(quán)而破壞了政治聲譽(yù)。
3. Throw that tainted meat away; it's not edible.
   把那塊腐爛的肉扔掉，不能再吃了。