"blacken" in Chinese (Simplified)
使变黑诽谤
Definition
使某物变黑或变暗，通常是因燃烧或弄脏；也指通过说假话或不公正的话来损害某人的名誉。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Blacken”可用于描述实物变黑（如烧焦的食物、烟渍）和比喻手法（损害名誉，如“blacken someone's name”）。比喻义多见于正式、文学语境，日常生活更常用“诽谤”。通常为及物动词。
Examples
The smoke began to blacken the white walls.
烟开始**使**白墙**变黑**。
Overcooking will blacken the bread.
烤得太久会**使**面包**变黑**。
He tried to blacken my name with lies.
他试图用谎言**诽谤**我的名声。
The fire completely blackened the kitchen ceiling.
火把厨房天花板**烧得发黑了**。
Some people will do anything to blacken a competitor’s reputation.
有些人会不择手段地**诽谤**竞争对手的名誉。
Watch the grill—don’t let the fish blacken like last time!
看好烤架——别让鱼像上次一样**变黑**！