defile

英 [dɪˈfaɪl]

美 [dɪˈfaɪl]

v.  弄脏; 玷污; 糟蹋; 亵渎
n.  山中狭径

过去分词：defiled　过去式：defiled　现在分词：defiling　第三人称单数：defiles　复数：defiles　

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BNC.22172 / COCA.22173

牛津词典

verb

• 弄脏；玷污；糟蹋；亵渎
  to make sth dirty or no longer pure, especially sth that people consider important or holy
  1. Many victims of burglary feel their homes have been defiled.
     许多家门被撬的人都感到自己的家被玷污了。
  2. The altar had been defiled by vandals.
     圣坛受到破坏公物者的肆意践踏。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 污损;玷污;亵渎
  Todefilesomething that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
  1. He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
     他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。
• (通常指山中的)峡谷，峡道，隘路
  Adefileis a very narrow valley or passage, usually through mountains.

英英释义

noun

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
  Synonym:gorge

verb

• spot, stain, or pollute
  1. The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
  Synonym:foulbefoulmaculate
• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
  1. The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
  2. Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
  Synonym:tarnishstainmaculatesully
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  1. sully someone's reputation
  Synonym:sullycorrupttaintcloud

双语例句

• How can I defile this great gathering of court officials with the petty ways of a concubine?
  寡人怎能再用后宫女子的小节去玷污了庙堂大臣的大行呢？
• Thus it is said, for one to attack ten, nothing is better than a narrow defile.
  所以，以一击十，没有比利用狭隘地形更好的；
• These freaks are willing to defile themselves for mass entertainment.
  这些人为了大众娱乐宁可毁了自己。
• And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth.
  7他对他们说：要污秽这殿，使院中充满被杀的人。你们出去罢！
• People saw soldiers in the defile.
  人们在隘道看到了很多士兵。
• Nevertheless in like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh and despise lordship and revile dignities.
  8然而，这些作梦的人，还是照样玷污肉体，轻慢主治者，毁谤在尊位的。
• Who are these men who defile the grassy borders of our roads and lanes.
  是谁污损了我们大路和小路两旁的草坪。
• Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.
  无论男女，都要使他们出到营外，免得污秽他们的营.这营是我住的。
• These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure.
  这些人未曾沾染妇女，他们原是童身。
• The troops had to defile through the pass.
  部队只得排成单列通过关口。