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单词 sully
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sul•ly /ˈsʌli/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lied, -ly•ing. 
  1. to make dirty;
    to stain or tarnish.
  2. to ruin the purity or luster of;
    defile:to sully a reputation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sul•ly  (sulē),USA pronunciation v., -lied, -ly•ing, n., pl. -lies. 
v.t. 
  1. to soil, stain, or tarnish.
  2. to mar the purity or luster of;
    defile:to sully a reputation.

v.i. 
  1. to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.

n. 
  1. [Obs.]a stain;
    soil.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1585–95
sulli•a•ble, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taint, blemish, contaminate.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dirty, disgrace, dishonor.

Sul•ly  (sulē; for 1 also Fr. sy),USA pronunciation n. 
    Ma•xi•mi•lien de Bé•thune  (mak sē mē lyan də bā tyn),USA pronunciation Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
  1. Biographical Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sully /ˈsʌlɪ/ vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)
  1. to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from French souiller to soil
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sully /ˈsʌlɪ; French: sylli/ n
  1. Maximilien de Béthune (maksimiljɛ̃ də betyn), Duc de Sully. 1559–1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of France after the Wars of Religion
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