及物动词
1. 败坏;有损于;使贬值
If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value.
2. 弄脏;玷污
If someone sullies something, they make it dirty.
1. charge falsely or with malicious intent
attack the good name and reputation of someone
e.g. The journalists have defamed me!The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Synonym: defameslandersmirchaspersedenigratecalumniatesmearbesmirch
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
also used metaphorically
e.g. The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Synonym: tarnishstainmaculatedefile
3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
e.g. sully someone's reputation