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

• 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。
• This is a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens the security of the wider world, and where extremists who defile a great religion plan attacks on both our continents.
  在这里，核武器竞赛的危险威胁着整个世界的安全。在这里，玷污了一个伟大宗教的极端主义分子试图策划对我们两个大洲发动袭击。
• 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；
• 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。
• Take heed, therefore, and defile not with all kinds of abominations the temple of your bodies.
  因此，小心不要让所有的讨厌之物污染了你们身体的庙宇。
• Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
  我必使外邦人，就是列国中的强暴人临到你这里。他们必拔刀砍坏你用智慧得来的美物，亵渎你的荣光。
• The troops had to defile through the pass.
  部队只得排成单列通过关口。
• But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
  竟把可憎之物设立在称为我名下的殿中，污秽了这殿。
• I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
  我洗了脚，怎能再玷污呢。
• Cenarius: Who dares defile this ancient land? Who dares the wrath of Cenarius and the night elves?
  塞纳留斯：是谁胆敢玷污这片陈旧的地盘？是谁胆敢触怒塞纳留斯和暗夜精灵？