I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.是什么意思？

I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.

我决不接受贿赂,一尘不染.

sully

vt. 玷污，破坏名声；

例句
I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。

my

adj. 我的(I的所有格形式)；int. 啊呀，天啊；

例句
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff...
我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。

hands

n. 手( hand的名词复数 )，人手，（工具等的）把，帮助；

例句
He lifted his hands above his head...
他将双手举过头顶。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

bribe

vt.& vi. 贿赂，行贿；n. 贿赂，诱惑物；

例句
...offering him a bribe to throw the game.
向他行贿，叫他故意输掉比赛