to besmirch
01
诽谤, 玷污
to talk badly of someone in order to ruin people's impression of them
Transitive: to besmirch someone's reputation
例子
He accused his rivals of trying to besmirch his good name.
他指责他的对手试图玷污他的好名声。
02
玷污, 弄脏
to smear or soil something so that it looks unclean
Transitive: to besmirch sth
例子
Soot from the chimney besmirched the white walls.
烟囱里的煤烟弄脏了白色的墙壁。
