释义 |
sully ['sʌl.i] formal verb transitive ■to spoil something which is pure or someone's perfect reputation 玷污;败坏•His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by allegations, half-truths and innuendos.他说他的声誉已经被一些不公正的主观臆测、半真半假的报导和含沙射影的说法给抹黑了。 ■to make something dirty 弄脏•No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.他的双手总是干干净净的。 |