sully

英 ['sʌli] 美 ['sʌli]

• v. 玷污；弄脏
• n. <古>污点；污斑

英英释义

Noun:

1. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

2. French statesman (1560-1641)

Verb:

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;

   "sully someone's reputation"
   

2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;

   "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
   "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
   

3. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;

   "The journalists have defamed me!"
   "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.
   我决不接受贿赂，一尘不染。
2. You shouldn't sully his character for no reason.
   你不应该平白无故地污蔑他人格低下。
3. Any further recalls will sully their reputations, perhaps irreparably.
   再有任何召回事件都会玷污它们的声誉，而且可能无法挽回。
4. No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.
   他的双手从来都是一尘不染。
5. She wondered if she dared risk sullying the gleaming sink.
   她犹豫了一下，怕把亮闪闪的洗涤槽弄脏。

经典引文

• The Burney name..had been sullied by a scrape which sent..Charles down from Oxford.

  出自： M. Lane

近反义词

【近义词】

• cloud 云
• deteriorate 恶化
• smoke 烟
• addle 使腐坏
• shame 羞愧
• impute 归罪于
• taint 污点
• tarnish 晦暗
• defile 弄脏
• smear 涂抹
• denigrate 诋毁
• stain 污点
• pervert 误用
• vilify 诽谤
• dishonor 不名誉
• discredit 败坏…的名声...
• spoil 宠坏
• pollute 污染
• contaminate 弄脏
• dirty 脏的
• soil 土地
• befoul 弄脏
• foul 恶臭的
• adulterate 搀 ... 使品质变劣...
• smirch 污点
• calumniate 中伤
• besmirch 弄污
• asperse 洒圣水
• corrupt 腐败的
• defame 诽谤
• maculate 弄脏
• slander 中伤