The discovery of forged data in the laboratory's records threatened to tarnish the reputation of its decades of research.
实验室记录中发现伪造数据，这威胁到其数十年研究的声誉。
Which choice best defines “tarnish”?
A — To dull or damage (a reputation or metal).. “tarnish” means To dull or damage (a reputation or metal)..
Which word means “To dull or damage (a reputation or metal).”?
B — tarnish. “tarnish” means To dull or damage (a reputation or metal)..
tarnish — To dull or damage (a reputation or metal).. In Chinese: 玷污;败坏;使失去光泽.
tarnish is pronounced //ˈtɑːrnɪʃ//.
The discovery of forged data in the laboratory's records threatened to tarnish the reputation of its decades of research. (实验室记录中发现伪造数据，这威胁到其数十年研究的声誉。)
stain, blemish, sully — all close in meaning to tarnish (To dull or damage (a reputation or metal).).
polish, enhance — each the opposite of tarnish (To dull or damage (a reputation or metal).).
Yes. tarnish is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
金属氧化变暗 → 名声也随之蒙尘 → 玷污。