besmirch

🇬🇧 UK/bi'smә:tʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To damage or stain someone's reputation; to make dirty or soiled.

玷污,损害(名誉)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
besmirchother
=besmirch

Common Collocations

  • 1.besmirch one's reputation玷污名誉

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The scandal besmirched his reputation.

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