Word · Frequency #22089
sully
/ˈsʌli/
verb
弄脏
核心释义
to make something dirty
- 1.
弄脏或污染；弄脏
To soil or stain; to dirty.
- 2.
腐蚀或损害
To corrupt or damage.
败坏；损害（名誉等）；弄脏或污染；弄脏；腐蚀或损害；玷污
用法In use
The mud sullied her white dress.
用法提示：动词sully的过去式sullied表示“弄脏、玷污”，直接说明物体被弄脏。
The scandal sullied the politician's reputation.
用法提示：动词sully的过去式sullied表示“损害、败坏（名誉）”，宾语为抽象名词。
Don't let these false rumors sully our good name.
用法提示：动词sully原形表示“玷污、败坏”，用于let sb do结构，强调使名声受损。
sully + noun phrase
sully常用于抽象意义，如名声、荣誉等。
The scandal sullied his reputation.
这桩丑闻玷污了他的名声。
be sullied by/with + noun phrase
被动结构强调动作承受者。
Her honor was sullied by the false accusation.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sully a reputation
- 玷污名誉
- The scandal sullied his reputation.这桩丑闻玷污了他的名誉。
- sully an image
- 损害形象
- The company's mistakes sullied its image.公司的失误损害了它的形象。
- sully a name
- 败坏名声
- He refused to sully the family name.他拒绝败坏家族的名声。
- sully a record
- 玷污记录
- The doping scandal sullied her athletics record.兴奋剂丑闻玷污了她的运动记录。
- sully one's hands
- 弄脏双手；做不体面的事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象白色丝绸被墨汁溅到，瞬间sullied（弄脏）了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：reputation、honor、purity 通常用于正式或文学语境，描述玷污抽象事物（如名声、荣誉、纯洁）等。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ully and pronounced /ʌli/: dully, gully. Note: bully (/'bʊli/) and pulley (/'pʊli/) look similar but have a different vowel (/ʊ/).
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