VERB
敗壞;有損于;使貶值
If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value.
例句
The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's...
類似勞埃德保險公司的那些丑聞令倫敦名聲掃地。
She claimed they were sullying her good name.
她聲稱他們在敗壞她的名譽。