sully

sully
/`sʌlɪ/
(过去式: sullied; 过去完成式: sullied; 现在进行式: sullying; 第三人称单数: sullies)
v.t.
To tarnish or soil; dirty or stain. 使污；染污。
Hence, to lessen in purity or reputation. 玷污。
- His reputation is sullied by many crimes. 他因犯案累累，名誉污损。
v.i.
To become tarnished or soiled. 变污；被玷污。
(复数: sullies)
n.
Soil; stain; disgrace. 污点；沾污；耻辱。

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sully¹
/ˈsʌlɪ/
vt. (sullies, sullying, sullied)
1. <文> (make dirty) 玷污；弄脏
2. [+ name, reputation, image, memory] 败坏； 诋毁
- The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals. 丑闻让伦敦城名声扫地了。

sully²
/ˈsʌlɪ/
n. (复sullies)<文>
1. (something that spoils) 污点；污迹
2. (act of spoiling) 玷污；弄脏

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sully
v.tr.（及物动词） sul.lied, sul.ly.ing, sul.lies
1. To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain. 弄脏：污染，使失去光辉或光泽，弄污
2. To defile; taint. 玷污：使名誉受损；腐蚀
n.（名词） 【复数】 sul.lies 【古语】
Something that stains or spots. 污点，瑕疵：弄脏或污染的东西

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sully
污辱

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sully
vt.
玷污, 破坏名声

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sully¹
(verb 动词)
弄脏
SEE参阅 stainverb 动词.

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sully¹
vt.
弄脏; 玷污(名誉等)
- Her reputation is sullied by crimes. 她的名誉被许多罪行所玷污。

sully²
n.
[古]污点, 污斑

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sully
v 玷汙；汙染（使失去光輝或名聲）
【記】讀：三梨－一口吃了三個鴨梨，滿身都是梨湯－玷汙

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sully
/ˈsʌlɪ/
(sullying, sullied,sullies)
1. 及物动词 If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value. 玷污; 败坏 [正式]
- Its image has been sullied by $9 billion in improper accounting. 其形象被90亿的假账所毁。
- She claimed they were sullying her good name. 她宣称他们败坏了她的名誉。
2. 及物动词 If someone sullies something, they make it dirty. 弄脏 [正式]
- I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. 我不愿意用手去抓那个闪亮的黄铜门环以免把它弄脏。

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