sully
verb (formal or literary)- sully something
to damage or reduce the value of something 败坏；有损于 By cheating they have sullied the good name of their country. 他们通过欺骗玷污了他们国家的好名声。
- sully something
to make something dirty 弄脏；玷污 She wondered if she dared risk sullying the gleaming sink. 她不知道自己是否敢冒险弄脏闪闪发光的水槽。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps from French souiller ‘to soil’.