smirch
中文解釋
wordnet sense
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Collins Definition
Verb
smirched, past participle; smirches, 3rd person singular present; smirching, present participle; smirched, past tense;
/smərCH/,
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smirched, past participle; smirches, 3rd person singular present; smirching, present participle; smirched, past tense;
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Make (something) dirty; soil
- - the window was smirched by heat and smoke
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Discredit (a person or their reputation); taint
- - I am not accustomed to having my honor smirched
Noun
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A dirty mark or stain
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A blot on someone's character; a flaw
Web Definitions:
- smear so as to make dirty or stained
- smudge: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
- blot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
- defame: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
- Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions when they are said to become dirty. "Grimy" or "filthy" are also commonly used descriptive words. Common types of dirt include soil, soot and dust. ...