音标:['sʌli] ;
vt. 玷污, 弄脏
n. 污点, 脏污
n. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
n. French statesman (1560-1641)
词型变化:过去分词 : sullied ; 过去式 : sullied ; 现在分词 : sullying ; 第三人称单数 : sullies ; 名词复数形式 : sullies
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
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sully的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.我决不接受贿赂,一尘不染。
  2. You shouldn't sully his character for no reason.你不应该平白无故地污蔑他人格低下。
  3. Any further recalls will sully their reputations, perhaps irreparably.再有任何召回事件都会玷污它们的声誉,而且可能无法挽回。
  4. No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.他的双手从来都是一尘不染。
  5. She wondered if she dared risk sullying the gleaming sink.她犹豫了一下,怕把亮闪闪的洗涤槽弄脏。

经典引文

  • The Burney name..had been sullied by a scrape which sent..Charles down from Oxford.

    出自:M. Lane
【近义词】

讲解文本: dignity 尊严,自尊 I can't believe you did this. Where's your dignity? 不敢相信你居然这样做,你的尊严何在? Don't sully my dignity with your cash. 别想用你的钱来玷污我的尊严。 疯狂练习吧!

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(177) / 评论(0) 分类 愉悦口语
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