| 词汇 | besmirched |
| 释义 | besmirched past simple and past 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 besmirchedbesmirched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Secondly, he was a fellow bishop and these attacks besmirched the honour of the office which he shared with other prelates. Until we have done this, the conscience of the nation will remain besmirched, and we shall have failed to do our duty to our fellows. 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 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 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 It is disgraceful that our democracy should be so besmirched by such practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our national reputation has been besmirched enough already by years of mistreatment of these people without its being besmirched further by this final dishonourable act. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole outlook from these houses is sullied by soot besmirched in a soot-laden atmosphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That obsession exists despite the fact that she besmirched herself by the commitment to free collective bargaining that she gave during the 1979 election campaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was exceedingly angry that the regiment was once again being besmirched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even 25 years ago in some mining villages a man's worth was depreciated and the wife's reputation besmirched if she worked. 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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