单词	befouls
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 befouls verb present tense third-person singular of befoul 1 as in dirties to make dirty unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dirties stains blackens sullies besmirches soils mucks messes grimes pollutes smudges muddies mires contaminates daubs distains taints gaums fouls smirches begrimes defiles bemires discolors disorders disarranges dishevels jumbles muddles disarrays confuses draggles crocks collies Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleans cleanses purifies decontaminates purges disinfects sweeps sanitizes wipes washes dusts launders brushes scours renews mops rinses freshens brightens scrubs deodorizes straightens (up) dry-cleans tidies (up) spruces (up) See More 2 as in pollutes 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 pollutes poisons contaminates taints defiles infects sullies dirties soils fouls besmirches grimes dilutes smudges rots adulterates stains mires blackens corrupts fouls up waters down muddies begrimes spoils smirches doctors Antonyms & Near Antonyms purifies cleans distills cleanses distils clears decontaminates clarifies purges filters disinfects sterilizes sanitizes See More
随便看	merohedral merohedric merohedrism meroistic meroite meroites meroitic meromeliae meromelias meromictic meromixes meromixis meromorphic meromyarial meromyarian meromyarity meromyosin meromyosins meronymies meronyms meronymyes meronymys meropia meropias Meropidae

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