sully

v. 玷污；弄臟

n. <古>污點；污斑

英語翻譯

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\\\"

造句

用作動詞(v.)

I wouldn\\\'t sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.
我決不接受賄賂，一塵不染。
You shouldn\\\'t sully his character for no reason.
你不應該平白無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會玷污它們的聲譽，而且可能無法挽回。
No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.
他的雙手從來都是一塵不染。
She wondered if she dared risk sullying the gleaming sink.
她猶豫了一下，怕把亮閃閃的洗滌槽弄臟。

常用短語