adj. 铮亮的；光洁的
v. 擦亮；磨光（burnish的过去式和过去分词）

[ adj ]
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
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bright silver candlesticksa burnished brass knocker
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
rows of shining glasses
shiny black patents

Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Burnishing}.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See {Brown}, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.

The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
--Dryden.

Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun. --Cunningham.

{Burnishing machine}, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars.