burnish

verb

1. 磨光，擦亮（金属）
   to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny

1. VERB 改善（形象）
   To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
   1. The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
      欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。

1. The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image.
   欧洲议会急需一位能改善其声望的主席。
2. But with the president scouting for opportunities to burnish his relationship with big business, he could give the idea a fresh look.
   不过现在奥巴马正在寻找机会，以期改善与大企业之间的关系，因此他有可能会从一个新的视角看待这个问题。
3. Yet, even as Beijing has sought to burnish the railway's image, it has stumbled.
   不过，就在北京方面设法提升中国铁路的形象时，却也跌了个大跟头。
4. Operators are at pains to burnish their non-gaming credentials, whether through art exhibitions, film studio tie-ups or celebrity endorsements.
   赌场运营商正在痛苦地打造自己在***业务以外的名声，无论是通过艺术展、与电影公司合作还是名人代言。
5. Another source of money is corporate partners. I suggest they may only commit small sums, just enough to burnish their social responsibility credentials.
   另一资金来源是企业合作伙伴，我建议它们只要定期捐赠少量钱，就能提升其履行社会责任的良好形象。
6. But if the Olympics burnish the Samsung brand, that should help the Samsung Group sell televisions, ships and insurance, too.
   但如果三星的品牌被奥运会擦的锃光瓦亮，该集团电视、船只和保险的销量也会有所上升。
7. China's new First Lady is poised to impress& and burnish China's image overseas.
   中国新任第一夫人已做好准备，去提升中国的海外形象。
8. To achieve this, she has worked hard to burnish her credentials with the Tory right.
   为达成这一目的，她一直努力让自己在保守党右翼面前显得更具资格。
9. CSR, a tool used by many multinationals to burnish their credentials as good corporate citizens, is a set of voluntary principles adopted by businesses to take account of the economic, social and environmental effects of its work.
   企业社会责任是指企业考虑到其工作对经济、社会和环境所造成的影响，而采用的一套自愿原则。许多跨国企业使用这一工具，塑造自身优秀企业公民的形象。
10. If there was a chance to burnish Commerce's moribund image by landing a new export marker, he wasn't going to worry about appearances of purity.
    只要有机会开拓新的出口市场，给奄奄一息的美国商业带来振兴，他将不为廉洁的名声而担忧。飞行在图兹拉稍作停留。
11. While the financial crisis has been a disaster for the McCain campaign, his advisers at least hoped it would provide an opening to burnish his leadership experience at a time of crisis.
    尽管金融危机给麦凯恩的竞选带来了灾难，但他的顾问们至少希望，这会给他提供一个展现危机时刻领导才能的机会。
12. While it is a long time classic scour crystallization, its internal burnish is from day to day more bright stars.
    经典则是经过悠悠时光冲刷的结晶，其内在的光泽却是一天比一天更加璀璨的星辰。
13. Distinctive crystal clastic rock enchases craft every design likes an artwork, aglimmer glamour burnish, popular feeling chord is touched like diamond.
    独特的水晶碎石镶嵌工艺每件设计都如同一件艺术品，闪烁的魅力光泽，钻石般动人心弦。
14. BURNISH: To make shiny by rubbing; gloss, polish.
    磨光：通过研磨，抛光的方法来增加表面光洁度。
15. Business ranging from Super Flat Burnish Floor, Epoxy Floor, Urethane Floor, Hardener Floor, Polish Floor, etc.
    业务范围有超平环保地坪、环氧树脂地坪、聚氨酯地坪、耐磨地坪等。
16. Many fear this means the new leader could seek to burnish his military credentials with strikes against South Korean or US targets.
    许多人担心，这意味着新领导人可能寻求对韩国或美国目标发动攻击，从而拔高自己在军事方面的形象。
17. Material and process: low carbon steel wire, stainless steel wire through the bending forming, fine welding burnish, surface treatment working procedure such as finish.
    材料和工艺：低碳钢丝、不锈钢丝通过折弯成型、精细焊接打磨、表面处理等工序完成的。
18. Next week, Sarkozy hosts the G8 summit in the French city of Deauville-giving him the opportunity to burnish his international statesman's stature.
    萨科齐下星期将在法国多维尔市主持八国峰会，这会给他机会发挥国际政治家的才能。
19. This has given rise to speculation that the suggestion was merely intended to burnish the image of a man not known for self-effacing modesty.
    这一做法已引发人们猜测，纳扎尔巴耶夫的建议只是在帮助一个对不求闻达的的谦逊品性不知一二的小人塑造形象而已。
20. To burnish their brands, companies need determination.
    要为自己的品牌增光，公司需要下定决心。
21. Providers will seek to burnish returns by pushing mobile broadband and mobile payments services, the Bank predicted.
    汇丰预计，运营商将努力推广移动宽带和移动支付服务，以求提高回报率。
22. They also get to burnish their green credentials, not just for ditching their cars, but because all Google shuttles run on biodiesel.
    他们也提高他们的环保意识不仅仅为了摆脱自己的车，而是因为所有的谷歌的豪华汽车非常有生命力的运行着。
23. The congressional hearing comes as economic tensions with China have spilled onto various political campaigns, giving legislators seeking re-election in November an opportunity to burnish their security and economic credentials.
    美国众议院听证会召开之际，各种政治活动正大肆宣扬美中两国的经济摩擦，让寻求在11月大选中连任的议员们有机会在安全和经济问题上更多地博取选民支持。
24. In an effort to burnish its appeal to overseas companies, Mr Chow also said the exchange was working on a plan to introduce a depositary receipts programme similar to that in the US.
    周文耀还表示，为了增强对海外企业的吸引力，港交所正制定计划，推出类似美国的存托凭证。
25. Taking a stand now could help to burnish some of the idealism traditionally attached to its brand and reinforce the goodwill of advertisers and users.
    如今采取反对立场，可能有助于为谷歌品牌历来表现出的理想主义增添一些光芒，增强广告客户和用户对谷歌的亲切感。
26. I rub my scars the way other people fret a rabbit's foot or burnish a lucky penny.
    我抚摸自己疤痕的方式，就像其他烦恼之人抚摸兔脚或幸运便士一样。
27. GM will seek to burnish its green credentials with three Chevrolet "minicar" concept vehicles, aimed at young urban drivers.
    通用汽车将寻求提高其在环保方面的声誉，推出三款雪佛莱（chevrolet）“迷你”概念车，目标定位于年轻的城市驾驶者。
28. Burnish: Bookbinding term for the finishing of the edges of a book with a burnishing tool to impart a polished surface.
    磨光：装订术语。用磨光工具把书边打磨光滑。
29. Whether opening campuses abroad or organising exchange programmes, universities are keen to burnish their multicultural credentials.
    通过在海外开辟校园或是组织交换项目，大学热切地把它们的跨国学历擦得亮光闪闪。
30. Skin molten, attenuate, burnish drops, flexibility decreases, dry and corrugate.
    皮肤变软、变薄，光泽减退，弹性减少，干燥起皱。

noun

1. the property of being smooth and shiny

   Synonym:    polishglossglossiness

verb

1. polish and make shiny
   1. buff the wooden floors
   2. buff my shoes

   Synonym:    bufffurbish