V-T If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. 诽谤; 玷污 [文学性]
He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation.
他指责当地人企图败坏他的名誉。
She feels his behavior has besmirched his family name.
她觉得他的行为损害了他的家庭名声。
Then, all of a sudden, pinball began to purify its besmirched image.
有一天，弹子球的名声突然好起来了。
In the year since banker became a bad word, Leonard Abess brought some goodwill - and some good p.r. - to the besmirched financial sector.
在‘银行家’变为贬义词的这一年度，莱昂纳德·阿贝斯为蒙羞的金融业带来了些许善意——以及不错的公共关系。
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