The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's.类似劳埃德保险公司的那些丑闻令伦敦名声扫地。The immaculate is easily sullied.皎皎者易污.Her reputation is sullied by crimes.她的名誉被许多罪行所玷污....
He walked around the garden and pronounced himself satisfied.他绕着花园走了走,说自己很满意。The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry.曾为水井供水的蓄水层正式宣告干涸了。"Getting nowhere fast," pronounced Crosby, "that's what we...