burnish
🇬🇧/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/ 🇺🇸/ˈbɜːrnɪʃ/ 0GREsatTo burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image. 使(某物)光亮; 提升(某人的)形象
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 擦亮；使……光亮；将……打磨光亮
The agency hired a New York public-relations firm to burnish Washington's image.
该机构雇用了一家纽约公关公司来提升华盛顿的形象。
noun [抽象名词]光泽；抛光；闪闪发光
Most expect to make good money and burnish their curricula vitae.
大部分人是希望在这里能赚取足够的钱，并且给自己的履历表添光加彩。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 磨光发亮
I've ever had time to sculpt a bust of my father and to burnish it.
我甚至花时间雕了一尊我父亲的半身像，并把它擦得锃亮。
burn (烧) + ish → 烧得发亮 → 磨光； 擦亮 (金属)
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