vt.

1. 使感染，使腐壞；沾染；汙染
   The meat was tainted.

   這肉腐壞了。

2. 玷汙，敗壞；腐蝕
   Bad books will taint the young mind.

   壞書會毒害年輕人的思想。

3. 【古】弄髒

vi.

1. 腐壞，敗壞；被汙染

n.[U][S][(+of)]

1. 腐壞，汙染；感染
2. 玷汙，汙點

n.

v.

1. contaminate or pollute.
   ▸affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
2. archaic (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted.