搞臭 (gǎo chòu) — to discredit; to bring into disrepute; to put to shame (by ruining reputation)
Definición
A colloquial verb meaning to deliberately destroy someone's reputation through rumors or scandal — literally 'make (smell) stinky.' Common in news and political contexts, stronger than simple 'to criticize.'
verb
to discreditto bring into disreputeto put to shame (by ruining reputation)
Ejemplos
- 搞臭。Tā yīn wèi tān wū bèi gǎo chòu le.He was discredited because of corruption.
- 搞臭。Zhè jiā gōng sī gù yì zhì zào yáo yán lái gǎo chòu jìng zhēng duì shǒu.This company deliberately spread rumors to discredit its competitors.
- 搞臭。Tā men xiǎng jìn bàn fǎ gǎo chòu duì fāng de míng shēng.They tried every means to ruin the other party's reputation.
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