動詞 taint:

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   同義詞：defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
   同義詞：infect, taint

形容詞 tainted:

1. touched by rot or decay
   同義詞：corrupt
2. especially of reputation
   同義詞：besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tarnished

1. His political reputation was tainted by his abuse of the power.
   他因濫用職權(quán)而破壞了政治聲譽。
2. Throw that tainted meat away; it's not edible.
   把那塊腐爛的肉扔掉，不能再吃了。