汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 威信掃地
wēi xìn sǎo dì
威信掃地 (威信扫地)
to lose every scrap of reputation
威信 Prestige and credibility / All prestige and credibility have been lost / Metaphorical loss of prestige and credibility
無恥 難看 丟人 丟臉 可恥 羞恥 難聽 寒磣 丟面子 丟丑
威信威望和信誉。威望、信誉全部丧失。比喻威望和信誉完全丧失。
威 wēi 信 xìn 扫 (掃) sǎo/sào 地 de/dì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他因为滥用资金被公司开除了，他们使他在整个行业中威信扫地。

After the company dismissed him for misappropriation of funds, they effectively blackened his name throughout the profession.

可这件事还是让他威信扫地。去年，他还和其他官员一样，拒绝为国会解雇九名检察官一案出庭作证。

Along with other administration officials he also refused to testify before Congress on the sacking, last year, of nine federal prosecutors.

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