| 单词 | to breathe upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto breathe upon —— to breathe upon —— (also to breathe on ——) intransitive. To tarnish or sully (a person's name, reputation, etc.). Now rare.Cf. to blow upon at blow v.1 30. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > stain or sully [verb (transitive)] filea1325 foulc1330 tache1390 dark?c1400 distain1406 smita1413 blemish1414 black?c1425 defoul1470 maculate?a1475 macule1484 tan1530 staina1535 spota1542 smear1549 blot1566 besmear1579 defile1581 attaint1590 soila1596 slubber1599 tack1601 woad1603 besmirch1604 blur1604 to breathe upon ——1608 be-smut1610 clouda1616 sullya1616 taint1623 smutch1640 blackena1649 to cast, put, throw (etc.) a slur on or upon (a person or thing)1654 beslur1675 tarnish1695 blackwash1762 carbonify1792 smirch1820 tattoo1884 dirten1987 1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. D4v Tis but Angels a peece, it shall be a brace of mine, rather then I would haue our reputations breathed vpon by all commers. 1783 G. Hardinge Def. Sir Thomas Rumbold 2 It's for his advantage that every thing which can breathe upon his character may be adduced, and explored. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) v. i. 149 When the proud name on which they pinnacled Their hopes is breathed on. 1972 G. E. Fussell Classical Trad. West European Farming v. 120 His reputation was breathed upon in his lifetime, but he has recently found two protagonists, and older opinion must therefore be somewhat revised. < as lemmas |
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