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　

TOEFLGRETEM8

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

• The recordcom pany fears its association with the discredited rock star might sully its image.
  唱片公司担心与那名声不好的摇滚歌星有来往会影响其形象。
• Don't sully my dignity with your cash.
  别用你的金钱来玷污我的名誉。
• 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。
• I mean I do hope that the fact that I'm interested in in rock and roll isn't perceived by some, as it may well be, to sully the ideals of the Louise Center for the arts and these high-minded things.
  我当然希望，我对摇滚的，喜爱，在一些人眼中，不会玷污，路易斯艺术中心这种高雅的理念。
• I won't sully my hands with him.
  我不会因他而弄脏我的手。
• 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？
• But truly such is the power of the life, the holiness, the serenity, and the righteousness of a good emperor that not even the scorn felt for his kin can sully his own good name.
  然而，一位皇帝真实的生活的力量，他的神性，宁静和正义，不会被那些轻浮的亲戚辱没自己的名声。
• 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。
• When Jake Sully is ready to choose a woman, Neytiri tells him about the women in the tribe, starting with "Ninat is a great singer".
  当JakeSully准备好挑选女人时，Neytiri向他介绍起部落里的女人，第一句话是“Ninat是个好歌手”。
• "I think sully's in love with me!"" it's all in the mind!"
  “我想萨利是爱上我了！”“那是在做梦！”