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
• 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

• I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.
  我决不接受贿赂，一尘不染。
• 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。
• She claimed they were sullying her good name.
  她声称他们在败坏她的名誉。
• But truly such is the power of the life, the holiness, the serenity, and the righteousness of a good emperor that not even the scorn felt for his kin can sully his own good name.
  然而，一位皇帝真实的生活的力量，他的神性，宁静和正义，不会被那些轻浮的亲戚辱没自己的名声。
• 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。
• Who would want to sully the reputation of the nicest girl in school?
  谁会想要玷污学校里最好的女孩的名声？
• Sully displayed authority, calm and improvisation under stress, exactly what is needed to qualify as an all-American hero.
  萨伦博格展现出面对压力时的权威、镇定和临场发挥，这正是一个全美英雄所需要的品质。
• 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。
• Sully says he has never shaken his memories of fellow AirForce pilots who didn't survive such attempts.
  萨伦伯格说，他从未忘记那些因为此类尝试而不幸罹难的空军战友们。
• As a boy, Sully was a classic introvert who felt things deeply.
  孩童时期，萨伦伯格是一个典型的敏感内向的孩子。