staining 音标拼音: [st'enɪŋ]
n . 染色
染色
staining n 1 : (
histology )
the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study 2 :
the act of spotting or staining something [
synonym : {
staining },
{
spotting }, {
maculation }]
Stain \
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Stained }
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Staining }.] [
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distain .]
1 .
To discolor by the application of foreign matter ;
to make foul ;
to spot ;
as ,
to stain the hand with dye ;
armor stained with blood .
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2 .
To color ,
as wood ,
glass ,
paper ,
cloth ,
or the like ,
by processes affecting ,
chemically or otherwise ,
the material itself ;
to tinge with a color or colors combining with ,
or penetrating ,
the substance ;
to dye ;
as ,
to stain wood with acids ,
colored washes ,
paint rubbed in ,
etc .;
to stain glass .
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3 .
To spot with guilt or infamy ;
to bring reproach on ;
to blot ;
to soil ;
to tarnish .
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Of honor void ,
Of innocence ,
of faith ,
of purity ,
Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained .
--
Milton .
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4 .
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison .
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She stains the ripest virgins of her age . --
Beau . &
Fl .
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That did all other beasts in beauty stain .
--
Spenser .
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{
Stained glass },
glass colored or stained by certain metallic pigments fused into its substance , --
often used for making ornamental windows .
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Syn :
To paint ;
dye ;
blot ;
soil ;
sully ;
discolor ;
disgrace ;
taint .
Usage : {
Paint }, {
Stain }, {
Dye }.
These denote three different processes ;
the first mechanical ,
the other two ,
chiefly chemical .
To paint a thing is to spread a coat of coloring matter over it ;
to stain or dye a thing is to impart color to its substance .
To stain is said chiefly of solids ,
as wood ,
glass ,
paper ;
to dye ,
of fibrous substances ,
textile fabrics ,
etc .;
the one ,
commonly ,
a simple process ,
as applying a wash ;
the other more complex ,
as fixing colors by mordants .
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27 Moby Thesaurus words for "
staining ":
calcimining ,
coating ,
color printing ,
coloration ,
coloring ,
covering ,
dyeing ,
emblazonry ,
enameling ,
fresco ,
gilding ,
glazing ,
glossing ,
illumination ,
japanning ,
lithography ,
painting ,
pigmentation ,
priming ,
shellacking ,
stippling ,
tinction ,
tinging ,
tinting ,
undercoating ,
varnishing ,
whitewashing
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