besmirch

音标发音

• 英式音标 [bɪˈsmɜːtʃ]
• 美式音标 [bɪˈsmɝːtʃ]
• 国际音标 [bi'smə:tʃ]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• v. 弄脏；诽谤，玷污

词根记忆

• be + smirch(污点，弄脏)→诽谤
• be + smirch(污点；弄脏)→被弄上污点→弄污

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• To ensure there is no moisture, dust, powder or besmirch before decoration.
  在装饰前须保证板面干燥、清洁、没有粉末及油迹。
• The risk is that the factory will end up undermining its own purpose and besmirch both the Catholic Church and the profusion of candidates queueing up for saint-hood.
  其危险是圣徒制造厂将以破坏它自身的目的和玷污天主教以及排队等待圣徒身份的大批候选人而告终。
• Wash with warm water, for other besmirch simply repeat the action.
  用温水冲刷，对其他污渍只需重复该动作。

权威例句

• The Free Syrian Army, a group of rebel fighters, said that government forces, hoping to besmirch the opposition, were responsible.
  ECONOMIST: Politics this week
• To say such ties have turned this supposed market watchdog into a lapdog is to besmirch the safeguards that lapdogs afford everywhere.
  FORBES: The SEC: Looking Out For Wall Street
• Some believe he was in the pay of Israel, so routinely did his useless violence appear to besmirch Palestinian signs of moderation, particularly during the 1970s.
  ECONOMIST: Abu Nidal, terrorist, died on August 17th, aged 65

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them

柯林斯英英字典

• If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.