sullies

英 [ˈsʌliz]

美 [ˈsʌliz]

v.  败坏; 有损于; 弄脏; 玷污
sully的第三人称单数

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

• Hamas has banned women from smoking water pipes in cafes, saying it destroys marriages and sullies the image of the Palestinian people.
  哈马斯禁止女性在咖啡馆抽水烟袋，声称此行为会导致婚姻破裂和有损巴勒斯坦人民的形象。
• Then there are the low-paid workers who labor in the cold and dark of processing plants with high rates of injury, and the environmental degradation that sullies our waterways.
  此外，还有薪水微薄的工人，他们在冰冷阴暗的加工厂里劳作，工伤率极高，相应的环境影响也污染了我们的河道。