sully

英 [ˈsʌli]

美 [ˈsʌli]

v.  败坏; 有损于; 弄脏; 玷污

过去分词：sullied　过去式：sullied　现在分词：sullying　第三人称单数：sullies　

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BNC.22089 / COCA.17902

牛津词典

verb

• 败坏；有损于
  to spoil or reduce the value of sth
• 弄脏；玷污
  to make sth dirty

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

• Sully says he has never shaken his memories of fellow AirForce pilots who didn't survive such attempts.
  萨伦伯格说，他从未忘记那些因为此类尝试而不幸罹难的空军战友们。
• He left the valleys of coal and went to the coast, to sully Ranny Bay and lavernock, where the rich tourists flocked.
  他离开了煤谷，来到了萨和兰尼和拉弗诺克海湾，那是有钱的旅客云集的地方。
• As a boy, Sully was a classic introvert who felt things deeply.
  孩童时期，萨伦伯格是一个典型的敏感内向的孩子。
• We have no sully available for export.
  我们没有货物可供出口了。
• Sully has always kept in mind the air-crew ejection study helearned about in his military days.
  萨伦伯格一直牢记着在部队服役时学的飞行人员弹射研究。
• I won't sully my hands with him.
  我不会因他而弄脏我的手。
• It does not matter if she is dead, such is the power of Badtimes, it reaches out beyond the grave to sully those things we hold most dear.
  这些都显示了此邮件的影响力，它就是这样毁掉了坟墓内外所有美好的事。
• Sully has a prominent nose.
  萨利有一个凸出的高鼻子。
• Sully has heard from people who say preparation and diligenceare not the same as heroism.
  萨伦伯格曾听人说，准备和勤奋和英雄不是一回事。
• Who would want to sully the reputation of the nicest girl in school?
  谁会想要玷污学校里最好的女孩的名声？