smirch
英 [smɜːtʃ] 美 [smɝtʃ]
动词:弄脏;玷污
例句:Her dress was stained with smuts from the fire.
她身上的连衣裙被炉火中冒出的烟灰弄脏了。
读音:英 [smɜːtʃ] 美 [smɜːrtʃ] ,发音为/smɜːtʃ/,是一个动词,意思是弄脏或玷污。
单词分解:smirch中的smir-为词根,-ch为后缀,-ch为辅音结尾的单词,需要浊化,读成/r/。
单词用法:基本意思是使“脏”,“玷污”。其后一般不接动名词。与疑问副词连用可以修饰带有限定词或并列从句的陈述语。虽然可以用by引起的动名词,通常借take the blame(应该负责任);I was always really horrible with up taking account for的概念等方式加以被动式结构的同义转换不一定要将它in=像),marred等来代替smirch。
常见句型:常用于It is/was+名词+smirched+that从句的结构中,其中it是形式主语,that引导主语从句。例如:It is a smirch on your reputation that you have been caught stealing.你被当场抓住是小偷,这对你名誉有损。
例句扩展:Smirch is unavoidable in life, but we should try our best to keep our reputation clean.生活中弄脏是不可避免的,但我们应该尽力保持我们的名誉干净。
Smirch can be removed by cleaning, but the damage caused by it cannot be undone. It is better to be careful in life.弄脏了可以清洗掉,但是弄脏所造成的损害却无法挽回,所以生活中还是小心为好。