besmirch

[英] [bɪˈsmɜ:tʃ] [美] [bɪˈsmə:tʃ] 生词本

vt.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 诋毁;诬蔑;玷污 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. 
  • He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation.

    他指责当地人企图败坏他的名声。

Verb

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;

  • "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

2. smear so as to make dirty or stained