I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.

我不愿意用手去抓那个闪亮的黄铜门环以免把它弄脏。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

As much as Wall Street's erstwhile masters of the universe have helped to sully their own reputations, they remain less frowned upon than their handlers in Washington, DC.

尽管华尔街的昔日宇宙主人们如此程度地自己帮忙玷污他们自己的名誉，但和在华盛顿特区他们的监管人员相比，他们还是获得较少的不满。

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I mean I do hope that the fact that I'm interested in in rock and roll isn't perceived by some, as it may well be, to sully the ideals of the Louise Center for the arts and these high-minded things.

我当然希望，我对摇滚的，喜爱，在一些人眼中，不会玷污，路易斯艺术中心这种高雅的理念。

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I mean I do hope that the fact that I'm interested in in rock and roll isn't perceived by some, as it may well be, to sully the ideals of the Louise Center for the arts and these high-minded things.

我当然希望，我对摇滚的,喜爱，在一些人眼中，不会玷污,路易斯艺术中心这种高雅的理念。

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Members of the biggest teachers' union have been accused by another union leader of helping to sully the public image of the profession.

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