besmirch

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To ensure there is no moisture, dust, powder or besmirch before decoration.
在裝飾前須保証板麪乾燥、清潔、沒(méi)有粉末及油跡。
The risk is that the factory will end up undermining its own purpose and besmirch both the Catholic Church and the profusion of candidates queueing up for saint-hood.
其危險(xiǎn)是聖徒制造廠將以破壞它自身的目的和玷汙天主教以及排隊(duì)等待聖徒身份的大批候選人而告終。
Wash with warm water, for other besmirch simply repeat the action.
用溫水沖刷，對(duì)其他汙漬衹需重複該動(dòng)作。

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If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.