befouled

• 形容词，指被弄脏、污染或玷污的，常用于道德或物理意义上。

An archaic or literary adjective meaning made dirty, polluted, or defiled, often used in a moral or physical sense.

1. Made dirty or pollutedC1formal

   To have been made physically dirty, filthy, or contaminated.

   被污染的

   • The river was befouled by industrial waste.
   • The once pristine beach was befouled with trash.
   • His hands were befouled with mud and grease.

   同义词begrimedcontaminateddefileddirtyfilthyfouledgrimypollutedsoiledstainedtainted

   反义词cleanhygienicpuresanitaryspotless

2. Sullied or dishonoredC2formal

   To have been made morally or spiritually impure; tarnished.

   被玷污或被羞辱

   • His reputation was befouled by the scandal.
   • The sacred temple was befouled by acts of vandalism.
   • Her good name was befouled by false accusations.

   同义词corrupteddebaseddefileddesecrateddishonoredpollutedprofanedstainedtainted

   反义词cleanholypureunstainedunsullieduntainted

• 过时用语，指弄脏、玷污或亵渎；也指污染或败坏。

An archaic verb meaning to make dirty, foul, or defile; to pollute or corrupt.

1. Make dirty or polluteC2formal

   To make something dirty, stained, or impure, often by physical contact or contamination.

   弄脏

   • The factory's waste befouled the nearby river.
   • His careless actions befouled the reputation of the entire team.
   • The once pristine beach was befouled by litter and oil.

   同义词begrimecontaminatedefiledirtyfoulpollutesoilstainsullytaint

   反义词clarifycleandecontaminatepurify