(informal)harm someone's reputation maliciously
(非正式)恶意中伤
(informal)give someone or something a bad reputation through bad behaviour or damaging revelations
(非正式)（通过不好的行为或诽谤）玷污（某人或某物的名誉）
he condemned players for dragging the name of football through the dirt.
他谴责这些球员玷污了足球运动。
(informal)suffer insults or humiliation
(非正式)忍辱含垢，忍气吞声
the film bombed at the box office and the critics made it eat dirt.
这部电影票房惨败，批评家们对它极尽羞辱之能事。