Noun:
United States painter born in England of portraits and historical scenes 1783-1872French 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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动词69%,副词17%,名词14%
用作动词I wouldn'tsullymy hands by acceptinga bribe.我决不接受贿赂，一尘不染。
You shouldn'tsullyhis character for no reason.你不应该平白无故地污蔑他人格低下。
Any further recalls willsullytheir 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 eversulliedhis hands.他的双手从来都是一尘不染。
She wondered if she dared risksullyingthe gleaming sink.她犹豫了一下，怕把亮闪闪的洗涤槽弄脏。