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.反對派領導人說，選舉中存在舞弊現象。...a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation.令一整代政治明星聲名染上污點的一系列政治丑聞
N-COUNT
(地位、名譽的)玷污，污點，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...她的政府從來沒有真正擺脫掉腐敗的陰影。She could smell the taint of sin in the most innocent of passions.哪怕是再純真的戀情她也能從中嗅出罪惡的味道。
VERB
污染，毀壞(食品、藥品)
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.變質的油會破壞味道。...blood tainted with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.被艾滋病毒和肝炎病毒污染的血液
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
使變質;使污染
taint food or water把食物或水污染
使腐壞, 污染, 玷污, 敗壞, 損害(某人的)名譽
taint someone’s reputation玷污某人的名譽His political reputation is tainted by the matter.這件事玷污了他的政治聲譽。He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.他因與腐敗政府有牽連而名譽受損。