to vilify; to smear; to make ugly
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to make something seem ugly or reprehensible; to vilify; to smear
Often used in contexts of propaganda, media bias, or artistic criticism, where the image or portrayal is deliberately distorted to appear worse than it is.
Nà那
piān篇
bào报
dào道
kè刻
yì意
chǒu丑
huà化
le了
nà那
wèi位
zhèng政
zhì治
rén人
wù物
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
。
That report deliberately smeared the image of that political figure.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
chǒu丑
huà化
le了
xiàn现
shí实
shēng生
huó活
，
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bēi悲
guān观
sè色
cǎi彩
。
This film vilifies real life, full of pessimism.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yán言
lùn论
shì是
zài在
chǒu丑
huà化
zhěng整
gè个
háng行
yè业
。
This kind of rhetoric is vilifying the entire industry.
Zài在
zhēng争
lùn论
zhōng中
，
shuāng双
fāng方
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
chǒu丑
huà化
duì对
fāng方
。
In the debate, the two sides often smear each other.
Lì历
shǐ史
shū书
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
chǒu丑
huà化
huò或
měi美
huà化
rèn任
hé何
lì历
shǐ史
rén人
wù物
。
History books should neither vilify nor glorify any historical figures.