sully
英 ['sʌlɪ]
美
- vt. 玷污；使丢脸
- n. 污点，损伤
- n. (Sully)人名；(英)萨利；(法)苏利
英英释意
- 1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
- "sully someone's reputation"
- 2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
- "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
- "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- 3. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
- "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"