| 词汇 | besmirching |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | besmirching present participle ofbesmirch besmirch verb[ T ] literaryuk /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/ us /bɪˈsmɝːtʃ/ to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them: 玷污;损害（名誉等） His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.他的指控虽毫无根据，却损害了她的名誉。 Synonym defameformal Compare slanderverb Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slanderer slur smear stab stain Examples of besmirchingbesmirching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The former is characterised as a 'vice', the latter as a 'fouling' or 'besmirching', as 'dirt'. I do not think that we help our case on either side by besmirching the motives of those who argue against us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fear that we are in danger of besmirching that record tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is besmirching what is becoming a great reputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fifteen years on, we hear these allegations about the besmirching of reputations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Divestment can also be seen as a means of besmirching a particular company. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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