besmirched
past simple and past participle ofbesmirch
| 单词 | besmirched |
| 释义 | besmirched past simple and past participle ofbesmirch besmirch verb[T] literaryuk/bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/us/bɪˈsmɝːtʃ/to saybadthings about someone toinfluenceother people'sopinionof them: Hisaccusationswerefalse, but theyservedto besmirch herreputation. Synonym defameformal Compare slanderverb Damaging reputation
Examplesofbesmirchedbesmirched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Secondly, he was a fellow bishop and these attacksbesmirchedthe honour of the office which he shared with other prelates. From theCambridge English Corpus Until we have done this, the conscience of the nation will remainbesmirched, and we shall have failed to do our duty to our fellows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is gained by keeping him in prison, and the good name of those who are responsible for doing so isbesmirched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those hooligans have shamed our nation andbesmirchedour international reputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Consider the people concerned in the last two or three tribunals whose reputations have beenbesmirchedfor ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can help us to rid football of the hooliganism that hasbesmirchedour national game for far too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want our country's name to bebesmirchedby the disgraceful incidents that have been witnessed over the past few years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is such a shame that, often, the achievements on the pitch are diminished andbesmirchedby what happens off the pitch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragedy that this great problem should have beenbesmirchedby a speech of that character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is disgraceful that our democracy should be sobesmirchedby such practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our national reputation has beenbesmirchedenough already by years of mistreatment of these people without its being besmirched further by this final dishonourable act. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole outlook from these houses is sullied by sootbesmirchedin a soot-laden atmosphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That obsession exists despite the fact that shebesmirchedherself by the commitment to free collective bargaining that she gave during the 1979 election campaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was exceedingly angry that the regiment was once again beingbesmirched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even 25 years ago in some mining villages a man's worth was depreciated and the wife's reputationbesmirchedif she worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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