besmirch

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/    美 /bɪˈsmɝːt͡ʃ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make dirty. literary,transitive
  2. To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation. transitive
    — The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.

词形变化

besmirches present,singular,third-person besmirching participle,present besmirched participle,past besmirched past

词汇关系

衍生词
besmircher besmirchment unbesmirch unbesmirchable unbesmirched

词源

From Middle English besmorchen (attested in besmorchid). Compare Middle English bismotered (“bespattered, soiled”). By surface analysis, be- + smirch.
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