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defile

v.染污 n.隘路

难易程度:

defile为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:defilingly 名词:defilement 动词过去式:defiled 过去分词:defiled 现在分词:defiling 第三人称单数:defiles

词根

fil=thread(线),to spin(纺织)

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contaminate  dirty  file  march  parade  pollute  cleanse    

defile


/dɪ'faɪl; dɪ`faɪl/
v [Tn] (fml or rhet 文或修辞)
1 make (sth) dirty or impure 使(某物)肮脏或不纯
*rivers defiled by pollution 受污染的河流
* (fig 比喻) a noble cause defiled by the greed of its supporters 被拥护者的贪婪所玷污的高尚事业.
2 make (sth) unfit for holy ceremonies; desecrate 亵渎(神明)
*The altar had been defiled by vandals. 圣坛遭到破坏公物的人故意损坏.

/'di:faɪl; `difaɪl/
n narrow pass through mountains 山中的狭道.

v [I] (of troops) march in single file or a narrow column (指部队)成单行或纵队行进.