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
近义词 cloud云smoke烟soil土地shame羞愧taint污点smear涂抹stain污点spoil宠坏dirty脏的defile弄脏vilify诽谤befoul弄脏foul恶臭的smirch污点defame诽谤addle使腐坏tarnish晦暗pervert误用pollute污染slander中伤impute归罪于besmirch弄污maculate弄脏denigrate诋毁asperse洒圣水corrupt腐败的calumniate中伤deteriorate恶化dishonor 不名誉contaminate弄脏discredit败坏…的名声…adulterate搀 … 使品质变劣…
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。 His agency talks a lot to mining firms who are keen to avoid sullying their name by harming places of cultural or ecological value.
自然保护联盟说许多采矿公司因为不想毁坏自己的名誉，而尽量不去开采那些具有文化或生态价值的地区。 ecocn
How much oil is already sullying the gulf, and thus how far the disaster’s effects may yet spread, is a matter of dispute.
已经玷污了海湾的石油有多少，这场灾难的影响可能蔓延多远，是具有争论的问题。 ecocn
SJTU also made its own accusations of dishonesty means. “ We are very regretful that some teachers from some university have been sullying SJTU's image in recruitment fairs in high schools, ” it said.
上海交大也指责不诚实的竞争手段，并称：“某个高校的一些老师在高考招生宣传中肆意贬低上海交大的形象，对此我们深表遗憾。” nhxzj.com