smirch
UK/smә:tʃ/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To make dirty or stained; to damage someone's reputation
弄脏，玷污；损害（名誉）
n.
A dirty mark or stain; a blemish on someone's reputation
污点，污迹；（名誉上的）污点
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsmirchother
=smirch
Common Collocations
- 1.smirch one's reputation损害某人的名誉
- 2.[smirch someone's name]败坏某人的名声
- 3.smirch with mud用泥弄脏
Example Sentences
- 1.
The scandal smirched his otherwise spotless reputation in the community.
- 2.
Mud smirched the white walls of the newly built house.