besmear

/ɪə(ɹ)/ verb B2

to stain or smudge

Word Origin Besmear is an old word meaning to smear all over, with the intensifying prefix be- (like in besmirch or bedaub). Smear comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to anoint', and the PIE root *smer- also gives us words like smear itself and possibly smirch.

verb to stain or smudge B2

He besmeared his shirt with paint.

(动词) 弄脏;涂抹;玷污 【弄脏;涂抹】

他用油漆弄脏了衬衫。

(verbo) manchar; embarrar; pringar; tiznar

Él manchó su camisa con pintura.

(verbe) tacher; souiller; maculer; barbouiller; salir [salir, tacher en étalant une substance]

Il a taché sa chemise de peinture.

(Verb) beschmieren; beflecken [etwas mit einer klebrigen oder schmutzigen Substanz beschmutzen oder verschmieren]

Er **besmeared** sein Hemd mit Farbe.

(動詞) 汚す、塗りたくる

彼はシャツを絵の具でべとべとに汚した。

(verbo) manchar; sujar; macular [manchar; sujar]

Ele manchou sua camisa com tinta.

Synonyms: smear smudge stain soil Antonyms: clean cleanse

verb To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.

The child managed to besmear the entire window with sticky fingerprints.

(动词) 涂抹;弄脏;涂满

这孩子用粘糊糊的指印把整个窗户都弄脏了。

(verbo) embadurnar; untar; manchar; pringar; salpicar [Untar por encima, untar por todas partes, embadurnar.]

El niño logró embadurnar toda la ventana con huellas pegajosas.

(verbe) barbouiller; souiller; tacher; maculer; enduire [Enduire, barbouiller, couvrir entièrement d'une substance.]

L'enfant a réussi à besmear toute la vitre de traces de doigts collantes.

(Verb) beschmieren; vollschmieren; bekleckern [**besmear** (Verb) – etwas vollständig mit einer klebrigen oder schmutzigen Substanz beschmieren oder beschmutzen.]

Das Kind schaffte es, die ganze Scheibe mit klebrigen Fingerabdrücken zu **besmear**.

(動詞) 一面に塗りたくる、汚す、塗り汚す。

子供は粘着質な指紋で窓ガラス全体をbesmearしてしまった。

(verbo) besuntar; manchar; lambuzar; sujar; enlamear [Manchar por cima, manhar por toda parte, besuntar.]

A criança conseguiu manchar a janela inteira com impressões digitais pegajosas.

verb To damage the reputation of, to tarnish, to sully.

The scandal threatened to besmear the politician's previously spotless reputation.

(动词) 玷污;败坏;污损

这起丑闻可能会玷污这位政治家此前无可挑剔的声誉。

(verbo) manchar; ensuciar; denigrar; infamar; vilipendiar [Dañar la reputación de, manchar, ensuciar.]

El escándalo amenazaba con manchar la reputación hasta entonces intachable del político.

(verbe) ternir; salir; souiller; noircir; discréditer [Souiller, ternir ou entacher la réputation de quelqu'un.]

Le scandale menaçait de besmear la réputation jusqu'alors irréprochable du politicien.

(Verb) beflecken; beschmutzen; in Verruf bringen [**besmear** (Verb) – den Ruf einer Person oder Sache beschädigen, beflecken oder in Verruf bringen.]

Der Skandal drohte, den bisher makellosen Ruf des Politikers zu **besmear**.

(動詞) 評判を損なう、汚名を着せる、名声を傷つける。

そのスキャンダルは、政治家のそれまで完璧だった評判をbesmearする恐れがあった。

(verbo) macular; difamar; denegrir; infamar; manchar [Danos a reputação de; macular; difamar.]

O escândalo ameaçava macular a reputação antes impecável do político.

Word parts: be + smear

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