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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。
弄脏
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
弄脏
to make something dirty
The scandal sullied his reputation.
这桩丑闻玷污了他的名声。
弄脏或污染；弄脏
To soil or stain; to dirty.
腐蚀或损害
To corrupt or damage.
sully
Base
原形
sullies
3rd person
第三人称单数
sullying
-ing
现在分词
sullied
Past
过去式
sullied
Past participle
过去分词
He never sullies his reputation.
他从不玷污自己的名声。
The scandal sullied his good name.
那桩丑闻败坏了他的好名声。
The mud is sullying her white dress.
泥巴正在弄脏她的白色连衣裙。
规则变化：y变i加-ed
The mud sullied her white dress.
泥巴弄脏了她的白色连衣裙。
The scandal sullied the politician's reputation.
这桩丑闻玷污了那位政客的名誉。
Don't let these false rumors sully our good name.
不要让这些谣言玷污我们的好名声。
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。
被动结构强调动作承受者。
Her honor was sullied by the false accusation.
她的名誉被不实指控玷污了。
也可用于具体物体，但较少见。
The mud sullied his new shoes.
泥土弄脏了他的新鞋。
Not this
The scandal sullied his reputation seriously.
Use this
The scandal seriously sullied his reputation.
副词位置错误：在主动语态中，程度副词seriously应置于动词sully之前修饰动词，而非置于句末，以符合英语副词修饰动词的常规语序。
Not this
His action sully the team's honor.
Use this
His action sullies the team's honor.
主谓一致错误：主语his action为第三人称单数，动词sully的第三人称单数形式应为sullies，需保持主谓数的一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
玷污名誉
The scandal sullied his reputation.
这桩丑闻玷污了他的名誉。
损害形象
The company's mistakes sullied its image.
公司的失误损害了它的形象。
败坏名声
He refused to sully the family name.
他拒绝败坏家族的名声。
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。
弄脏双手；做不体面的事
He refused to sully his hands with dishonest dealings.
他拒绝做不诚实的交易来弄脏自己的手。
玷污某人的名誉
The scandal sullied his reputation.
这桩丑闻玷污了他的名誉。
玷污某人的好名声
She would never sully her good name by cheating.
她绝不会通过作弊来玷污自己的好名声。
玷污对……的记忆
The allegations sullied the memory of the beloved author.
这些指控玷污了人们对这位深受爱戴的作家的记忆。
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想象白色丝绸被墨汁溅到，瞬间sullied（弄脏）了。
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。
Words ending in -ully and pronounced /ʌli/: dully, gully. Note: bully (/'bʊli/) and pulley (/'pʊli/) look similar but have a different vowel (/ʊ/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.