玷污 (diàn wū) — to stain, to sully, to tarnish (literally or figuratively)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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