VERB
败坏;有损于;使贬值
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...
类似劳埃德保险公司的那些丑闻令伦敦名声扫地。
She claimed they were sullying her good name.
她声称他们在败坏她的名誉。