Definition of besmirch in English:

besmirch

verb bɪˈsməːtʃbəˈsmərtʃ

[with object]

1Damage (someone's reputation)
诋毁，玷污（某人的名誉）
he had besmirched the good name of his family
他玷污了家庭的好名声。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘If employees aren't treated with common decency and respect in a layoff, the company's reputation is besmirched in many eyes,’ she says.
- Her name will, quite rightly, be besmirched and sullied until all eternity.
- How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation?
- In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection.
- How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation?
- ‘They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,’ she said.
- That would be truly despicable of the Senate to allow his reputation to be permanently besmirched.
- Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched, so audacious is the extent of the crime.
- My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now.
- I have tried to keep my reputation - to fight for my reputation - while it's been besmirched, and I have tried to do it in a way that brings honor to the House.
- Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State?
- He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation.
- It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name.
- A department spokesman said, ‘We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.’
- So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations.
- I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous.
- The case has shown how easy it is for a hard-working and respected professional to have their name and reputation besmirched by one wild accusation.
- Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed.
- What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching.
- At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer.
Synonyms
sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, smear, befoul, soil, contaminate, pollute, disgrace, dishonour, bring discredit to, stigmatize, injure, damage, debase, spoil, ruin
slander, defame
literary smirch, besmear
archaic breathe on, spot
2literary Make (something) dirty or discoloured.
〈诗/文〉弄脏；使褪色
the ground was besmirched with blood
地面血迹斑斑。
Example sentencesExamples
- The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle.
- He should be besmirched with smoke, grime, and the most rancid of grease.
- The rolling gates that protect the buildings main entrance are rusted and besmirched with grime.
- His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud.
- The insensitive Jane firmly replied that she had no use for a husband with a flat head, a half-naked body and copper-colored skin besmirched with whale oil."
Synonyms
dirty, filthy, grimy, muddy, mud-caked, grubby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, begrimed, bespattered, befouled, polluted, squalid, insanitary

Origin

Early 17th century: from be- + smirch.

Rhymes

birch, church, lurch, perch, search, smirch

Definition of besmirch in US English:

besmirch

verbbəˈsmərCHbəˈsmərtʃ

[with object]

1Damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.
he had besmirched the good name of his family
他玷污了家庭的好名声。
Example sentencesExamples
- In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection.
- A department spokesman said, ‘We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.’
- My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now.
- How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation?
- It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name.
- Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched, so audacious is the extent of the crime.
- ‘They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,’ she said.
- I have tried to keep my reputation - to fight for my reputation - while it's been besmirched, and I have tried to do it in a way that brings honor to the House.
- How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation?
- He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation.
- So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations.
- Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed.
- That would be truly despicable of the Senate to allow his reputation to be permanently besmirched.
- ‘If employees aren't treated with common decency and respect in a layoff, the company's reputation is besmirched in many eyes,’ she says.
- What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching.
- Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State?
- I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous.
- The case has shown how easy it is for a hard-working and respected professional to have their name and reputation besmirched by one wild accusation.
- Her name will, quite rightly, be besmirched and sullied until all eternity.
- At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer.
Synonyms
sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, stain, taint, smear, befoul, soil, contaminate, pollute, disgrace, dishonour, bring discredit to, stigmatize, injure, damage, debase, spoil, ruin
1. 1.1literary Make (something) dirty or discolored.
  〈诗/文〉弄脏；使褪色
  the ground was besmirched with blood
  地面血迹斑斑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The insensitive Jane firmly replied that she had no use for a husband with a flat head, a half-naked body and copper-colored skin besmirched with whale oil."
  The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle.
  The rolling gates that protect the buildings main entrance are rusted and besmirched with grime.
  His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud.
  He should be besmirched with smoke, grime, and the most rancid of grease.
  Synonyms
  dirty, filthy, grimy, muddy, mud-caked, grubby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, begrimed, bespattered, befouled, polluted, squalid, insanitary

Origin

Early 17th century: from be- + smirch.

单词	besmirch
释义	Definition of besmirch in English: besmirch verb bɪˈsməːtʃbəˈsmərtʃ [with object] 1Damage (someone's reputation) 诋毁，玷污（某人的名誉） he had besmirched the good name of his family 他玷污了家庭的好名声。 Example sentencesExamples ‘If employees aren't treated with common decency and respect in a layoff, the company's reputation is besmirched in many eyes,’ she says. Her name will, quite rightly, be besmirched and sullied until all eternity. How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation? In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection. How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation? ‘They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,’ she said. That would be truly despicable of the Senate to allow his reputation to be permanently besmirched. Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched, so audacious is the extent of the crime. My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now. I have tried to keep my reputation - to fight for my reputation - while it's been besmirched, and I have tried to do it in a way that brings honor to the House. Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State? He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation. It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name. A department spokesman said, ‘We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.’ So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations. I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous. The case has shown how easy it is for a hard-working and respected professional to have their name and reputation besmirched by one wild accusation. Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed. What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching. At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer. Synonyms sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, smear, befoul, soil, contaminate, pollute, disgrace, dishonour, bring discredit to, stigmatize, injure, damage, debase, spoil, ruin slander, defame literary smirch, besmear archaic breathe on, spot 2literary Make (something) dirty or discoloured. 〈诗/文〉弄脏；使褪色 the ground was besmirched with blood 地面血迹斑斑。 Example sentencesExamples The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle. He should be besmirched with smoke, grime, and the most rancid of grease. The rolling gates that protect the buildings main entrance are rusted and besmirched with grime. His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud. The insensitive Jane firmly replied that she had no use for a husband with a flat head, a half-naked body and copper-colored skin besmirched with whale oil." Synonyms dirty, filthy, grimy, muddy, mud-caked, grubby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, begrimed, bespattered, befouled, polluted, squalid, insanitary Origin Early 17th century: from be- + smirch. Rhymes birch, church, lurch, perch, search, smirch Definition of besmirch in US English: besmirch verbbəˈsmərCHbəˈsmərtʃ [with object] 1Damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others. he had besmirched the good name of his family 他玷污了家庭的好名声。 Example sentencesExamples In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection. A department spokesman said, ‘We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.’ My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now. How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation? It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name. Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched, so audacious is the extent of the crime. ‘They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,’ she said. I have tried to keep my reputation - to fight for my reputation - while it's been besmirched, and I have tried to do it in a way that brings honor to the House. How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation? He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation. So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations. Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed. That would be truly despicable of the Senate to allow his reputation to be permanently besmirched. ‘If employees aren't treated with common decency and respect in a layoff, the company's reputation is besmirched in many eyes,’ she says. What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching. Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State? I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous. The case has shown how easy it is for a hard-working and respected professional to have their name and reputation besmirched by one wild accusation. Her name will, quite rightly, be besmirched and sullied until all eternity. At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer. Synonyms sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, stain, taint, smear, befoul, soil, contaminate, pollute, disgrace, dishonour, bring discredit to, stigmatize, injure, damage, debase, spoil, ruin 1.1literary Make (something) dirty or discolored. 〈诗/文〉弄脏；使褪色 the ground was besmirched with blood 地面血迹斑斑。 Example sentencesExamples The insensitive Jane firmly replied that she had no use for a husband with a flat head, a half-naked body and copper-colored skin besmirched with whale oil." The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle. The rolling gates that protect the buildings main entrance are rusted and besmirched with grime. His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud. He should be besmirched with smoke, grime, and the most rancid of grease. Synonyms dirty, filthy, grimy, muddy, mud-caked, grubby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, begrimed, bespattered, befouled, polluted, squalid, insanitary Origin Early 17th century: from be- + smirch.
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