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sully

英 [ˈsʌli]

美 [ˈsʌli]

v.  败坏; 有损于; 弄脏; 玷污

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

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BNC.22089 / COCA.17902

牛津词典

    verb

    • 败坏;有损于
      to spoil or reduce the value of sth
      1. 弄脏;玷污
        to make sth dirty

        柯林斯词典

        • VERB 败坏;有损于;使贬值
          If somethingis sullied bysomething else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value.
          1. The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's...
            类似劳埃德保险公司的那些丑闻令伦敦名声扫地。
          2. She claimed they were sullying her good name.
            她声称他们在败坏她的名誉。
        • VERB 弄脏;玷污
          If someonesulliessomething, they make it dirty.
          1. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
            我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环,怕把它弄脏。

        双语例句

        • She claimed they were sullying her good name.
          她声称他们在败坏她的名誉。
        • Sully peered into the blood-splattered cockpit.
          萨伦伯格察看了血迹斑斑的驾驶舱。
        • I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.
          我决不接受贿赂,一尘不染。
        • It does not matter if she is dead, such is the power of Badtimes, it reaches out beyond the grave to sully those things we hold most dear.
          这些都显示了此邮件的影响力,它就是这样毁掉了坟墓内外所有美好的事。
        • When Jake Sully is ready to choose a woman, Neytiri tells him about the women in the tribe, starting with "Ninat is a great singer".
          当JakeSully准备好挑选女人时,Neytiri向他介绍起部落里的女人,第一句话是“Ninat是个好歌手”。
        • Love it, respect it, do not sully it, do not hinder it from coming to flower.
          爱生活,尊重它,不要让它蒙上阴影,不要阻止它绽放光华。
        • Sully has heard from people who say preparation and diligenceare not the same as heroism.
          萨伦伯格曾听人说,准备和勤奋和英雄不是一回事。
        • Nothing had ever happened to sully her reputation.
          她的名声从来没有被什么事儿玷污过。
        • The recordcom pany fears its association with the discredited rock star might sully its image.
          唱片公司担心与那名声不好的摇滚歌星有来往会影响其形象。
        • We have no sully available for export.
          我们没有货物可供出口了。