单词	befouled
释义	befoul verb be·​foul bi-ˈfau̇(-ə)l  bē- befouled; befouling; befouls transitive verb 1 : to make foul (as with dirt or waste) 2 : sully, soil, besmirch scandal befouled his reputation Synonyms begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] foul gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences pollutants that befoul the air and water unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter Recent Examples on the Web Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 But dip even the most blood-befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish — Lucy’s lace nightgown, or a doctor’s lab coat — is restored to its original snowy sheen. Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2019 The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Feb. 2020 Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct – befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2019 But the country’s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019 Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2019 Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. Jonathan Allen, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019 Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 befouled 1 of 2 adjective as in filthy not clean given the task of cleaning the animals' befouled pens Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance filthy stained blackened dusty muddy dirty sullied soiled besmirched polluted black nasty smudged begrimed grimy grubby unclean uncleanly sordid dingy foul greasy messy mucky draggled bedraggled grotty grungy cruddy defiled contaminated messed littered tainted bemired smutty sloppy impure chaotic confused unwashed unsanitary insanitary uncleaned slovenly unsterile unkempt cluttered rumpled unsterilized disarranged germy disheveled untidy disordered sooty squalid mussed scruffy mussy gunky disarrayed muddled shabby scuzzy jumbled skanky raunchy fuliginous sleazy dishevelled crocked collied Antonyms & Near Antonyms unsoiled unsullied clean spotless immaculate unstained pure cleaned cleanly limpid cleansed ultraclean stainless clear bleached spic-and-span purified tidy orderly groomed combed neat ordered spick-and-span whitened untouched unpolluted perfect sparkling unspotted shiny untainted unblemished flawless bright wholesome virgin undefiled taintless See More befouled 2 of 2 verb past tense of befoul 1 as in stained to make dirty unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter Synonyms & Similar Words stained dirtied blackened sullied soiled besmirched begrimed grimed polluted smudged muddied smirched contaminated messed mired daubed mucked fouled tainted defiled bemired distained gaumed discolored disarranged disordered disheveled draggled disarrayed muddled jumbled confused dishevelled collied crocked Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleaned cleansed purified purged decontaminated disinfected wiped washed swept sanitized scrubbed brushed rinsed dusted scoured mopped laundered renewed brightened freshened deodorized straightened (up) spruced (up) dry-cleaned tidied (up) See More 2 as in polluted to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable the enemy had befouled the water in all of the area's wells with animal carcasses Synonyms & Similar Words polluted poisoned contaminated tainted defiled sullied infected soiled dirtied besmirched fouled stained begrimed grimed smudged smirched blackened diluted muddied corrupted rotted mired adulterated fouled up spoiled spoilt watered down doctored Antonyms & Near Antonyms purified cleaned cleansed distilled cleared purged filtered decontaminated clarified sterilized disinfected sanitized See More
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