玷污 (diàn wū) — to stain, to sully, to tarnish (literally or figuratively)
Definition
Strong, formal/literary verb meaning 'to sully, tarnish' — usually abstract things like 名声, 形象, 尊严. Stronger and more rhetorical than 污染, which refers to physical pollution.
verb
to stainto sullyto tarnish (literally or figuratively)
Beispiele
- 玷污。Zhè jiàn shì yán zhòng diàn wū le tā de míng shēng.This matter seriously tarnished his reputation.
- 玷污。Méi yǒu rén kě yǐ diàn wū zhè zuò chéng shì de xíng xiàng.No one can defile the image of this city.
- 玷污。Gōng chǎng de fèi shuǐ diàn wū le fù jìn de hé liú.The factory's wastewater polluted the nearby river.
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