sully
UK/'sʌli/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To damage or spoil someone's reputation or purity; to soil or stain.
玷污，弄脏，损害（名誉）
n.
A blemish or stain.
污点，污迹
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsullyother
=sully
Common Collocations
- 1.sully one's reputation损害某人的声誉
- 2.sully someone's name玷污某人的名誉
- 3.sully the image of损害……的形象
- 4.[sully the memory of]玷污……的记忆
Example Sentences
- 1.
The scandal threatened to sully the politician's hard-earned reputation.
- 2.
He refused to let false accusations sully his family's good name.
- 3.
One careless remark can sully years of carefully built trust.