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。
• I won't sully my hands with him.
  我不会因他而弄脏我的手。
• Any further recalls will sully their 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。
• So let's just call it an El Stiffo, pull the trigger and have Sully ditch the whole year in the Hudson.
  所以我们姑且称之为埃尔·斯蒂福，扣动扳机，让萨利将这一年迫降在哈德逊河上。
• 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。
• 'I grew up in a home where each of us had our own hammer,'says Sully.
  萨伦伯格说，我成长在一个大家都有自己锤子的家庭。
• Sully peered into the blood-splattered cockpit.
  萨伦伯格察看了血迹斑斑的驾驶舱。
• Don't sully my dignity with your cash.
  别用你的金钱来玷污我的名誉。
• She claimed they were sullying her good name.
  她声称他们在败坏她的名誉。
• Nothing had ever happened to sully her reputation.
  她的名声从来没有被什么事儿玷污过。