malign
v[Tn]
say unpleasant or untrue things about (sb) 诽谤, 中伤, 诬蔑(某人)
malign an innocent person 诋毁一个清白的人. malign, adj (fml 文) harmful 有害的; 恶意的
a malign influence, intention, effect 有害的影响、 意图、 效果. Cf 参看 benign.
As a shipbuilder, Cockerell was trying to find a solution to the problem of the wave resistance which wastes a good deal of a surface ship's power and limits its speed.