英语词汇“besmirch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

besmirchbesmirch /bɪˈsmɚtʃ/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbesmirch

Origin: 1600-1700 smirch to make dirty (15-20 centuries)

VERB TABLE

besmirch

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	besmirch
	he, she, it	besmirches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	besmirched
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have besmirched
	he, she, it	has besmirched
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had besmirched
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will besmirch
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have besmirched

Continuous Form
Present	I	am besmirching
	he, she, it	is besmirching
	you, we, they	are besmirching
Past	I, he, she, it	was besmirching
	you, we, they	were besmirching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been besmirching
	he, she, it	has been besmirching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been besmirching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be besmirching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been besmirching

literary besmirch somebody’s honor/reputation to spoil the good opinion that people have of someone [Origin: 1600–1700 smirch to make dirty (15–20 centuries)]