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

• 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”。
• 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。
• 'I grew up in a home where each of us had our own hammer,'says Sully.
  萨伦伯格说，我成长在一个大家都有自己锤子的家庭。
• "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！”
• Sully peered into the blood-splattered cockpit.
  萨伦伯格察看了血迹斑斑的驾驶舱。
• 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。
• Love it, respect it, do not sully it, do not hinder it from coming to flower.
  爱生活，尊重它，不要让它蒙上阴影，不要阻止它绽放光华。
• 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。
• I won't sully my hands with him.
  我不会因他而弄脏我的手。
• Sully has a prominent nose.
  萨利有一个凸出的高鼻子。