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sully
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈsʌlɪ/, French: /sylli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sul′ē)
Inflections of 'sully' (n): npl: sullies
- Inflections of 'sully' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
- sullies
- v 3rd person singular
- sullying
- v pres p
- sullied
- v past
- sullied
- v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026: | 主要翻译 | | 英语 | 中文 | | sully [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (reputation: taint) (名声) | SCSimplified Chinese 破坏, 玷污 | | The nasty rumor sullied Sandra's reputation, and no one trusted her after that. | | sully [sth] vtr | figurative (ruin, spoil) | SCSimplified Chinese 弄脏 nòng zāng | | The series of losses sullied the team's record. | | sully [sth] vtr | formal (stain) | SCSimplified Chinese 玷污 diàn wū | | SCSimplified Chinese 弄脏 diàn wū，nòng zāng | | After working in the garden in the evening, Tania showered before bed so as not to sully the clean sheets. |
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