sully

1. V-T If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value. 玷污; 敗壞[正式]

Its image has been sullied by $9 billion in improper accounting. 其形象被90億的假賬所毀。

She claimed they were sullying her good name. 她宣稱他們敗壞了她的名譽(yù)。

2. V-T If someone sullies something, they make it dirty. 弄臟[正式]

I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. 我不愿意用手去抓那個(gè)閃亮的黃銅門環(huán)以免把它弄臟。