| 词汇 | besmirch |
| 释义 | 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 black mark blacken blot blot your copybookidiom defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom hatchet job scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish Examples of besmirchbesmirch Secondly, he was a fellow bishop and these attacks besmirched the honour of the office which he shared with other prelates. If we besmirch each other long enough, the public will soon conclude that we are all frauds. He should have resigned rather than engage in this piece of naked class legislation which will besmirch his name for a long time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is gained by keeping him in prison, and the good name of those who are responsible for doing so is besmirched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those hooligans have shamed our nation and besmirched our international reputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Consider the people concerned in the last two or three tribunals whose reputations have been besmirched for ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The appalling conditions in some of our kennels besmirch our reputation as a nation of pet lovers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can help us to rid football of the hooliganism that has besmirched our national game for far too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want our country's name to be besmirched by the disgraceful incidents that have been witnessed over the past few years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is such a shame that, often, the achievements on the pitch are diminished and besmirched by what happens off the pitch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You have endeavoured, by your propagandists, to besmirch the fair fame of our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To discard our friends is to besmirch their honour; to neglect their record—or to connive at such a thing—would be to dishonour ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He certainly besmirches the name of his party and himself into the bargain, because the allegation is manifestly absurd. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With such actions they besmirch the country that they profess to love. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragedy that this great problem should have been besmirched by a speech of that character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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