sully

美['sʌli] 英['sʌli]

v. 玷污；弄脏

n. <古>污点；污斑

名词复数：sullies 过去式：sullied 过去分词：sullied 现在分词：sullying 第三人称单数：sullies

近义词：cloud，deteriorate，smoke，addle，shame，impute，taint，tarnish，defile，smear，denigrate，stain，pervert，vilify，dishonor，discredit，spoil，pollute，contaminate，dirty，soil，befoul，foul，adulterate，smirch，calumniate，besmirch，asperse，corrupt，defame，maculate，slander，

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Noun

United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
French statesman (1560-1641)

Verb

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
"sully someone's reputation"
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"
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"

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用作动词(v.)

I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.我决不接受贿赂，一尘不染。
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。
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。
No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.他的双手从来都是一尘不染。
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。

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