sully
US'sʌlı
معنی فارسی
لکه دار کردن ، بي رونق کردن ،
آلوده يا کثيف يا تيره کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/sul´ē/vi., vt.
● لکه دار کردن، لک انداختن، چرکین کردن، (مجازی) ننگین کردن، آبرو ریزی کردن
his cruelties sullied his name
ظلمهای او نامش را لکه دار کرد.
● (مجهور) لکه دار شدن، ننگین شدن
● (قدیمی) لکه، بی آبرویی، ننگ
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone “The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon “sully someone's reputation” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air” “Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
noun
- United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
- French statesman (1560-1641)
مترادفها
verb active
1. Soil, stain, tarnish, spot, blemish, dirty, contaminate, deface.
2. Stain, soil, tarnish, blemish, dishonor, disgrace, contaminate.