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 English
smirchother
=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.

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