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

• 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。
• 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, I must go back "he said at last" Your students are doing well.
  “苏利，我非回去不可，”最后他说，“你的学生们都学得不错。
• Sully has always kept in mind the air-crew ejection study helearned about in his military days.
  萨伦伯格一直牢记着在部队服役时学的飞行人员弹射研究。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have no sully available for export.
  我们没有货物可供出口了。
• 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。
• Nothing had ever happened to sully her reputation.
  她的名声从来没有被什么事儿玷污过。
• I mean I do hope that the fact that I'm interested in in rock and roll isn't perceived by some, as it may well be, to sully the ideals of the Louise Center for the arts and these high-minded things.
  我当然希望，我对摇滚的，喜爱，在一些人眼中，不会玷污，路易斯艺术中心这种高雅的理念。