defile

名词 defile:

1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
   同义词：gorge

动词 defile:

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   同义词：sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   同义词：tarnish, stain, maculate, sully
3. spot, stain, or pollute
   同义词：foul, befoul, maculate

1. They climbed up the mountain through a defile.
   他们通过一条小路爬到山上。
2. They that touch pitch will be defiled.
   近墨者黑。

defile

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.filed,de.fil.ing,de.files
To make filthy or dirty; pollute:
使肮脏；污染：
例句：
defile a river with sewage.
用污水弄脏河流

To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt:
玷污…的纯洁，降低…的优点；使腐败：
例句：
a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.
被市区的发展破坏的乡村风景

To profane or sully (a good name, for example).
败坏，糟蹋：败坏或糟蹋（例如，好名声）
To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate:
亵渎：使…不洁或不适合在典礼仪式上使用；亵渎：
例句：
defile a temple.
亵渎庙宇

To violate the chastity of.
玷污…的贞节

来源：
Middle English defilen
中古英语 defilen
alteration influenced by filen from Old English ftlan * see pü-
受 filen的影响 源自 古英语 ftlan *参见 pü-
of defoulen [to trample on, abuse, pollute]
defoulen的变化 [践踏，凌辱，污染]
from Old French defouler [to trample, full cloth]
源自 古法语 defouler [践踏，完好布匹]
de- [de-]
de- [表示.降低.]
fouler [to trample, beat down] * see full 2
fouler [践踏，压倒，毁坏] *参见 full2

【引伸】
defile.ment
n.（名词）
defil.er
n.（名词）
defil.ingly
adv.（副词）

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defile
defile 2

v.intr.（不及物动词）
de.filed,de.fil.ing,de.files
To march in single file or in files or columns.
小路：狭窄的通道以单列、多列或纵行前进
n.（名词）
A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.
隘路：只能容许军队等的侧面行进的狭窄的关口小径
A march in a line.
纵列行进

来源：
French défiler
法语 défiler
dé- [away, off] from Old French de- * see de-
dé- [离开，离去] 源自 古法语 de- *参见 de-
file [line, file] from Old French filer [to spin thread, march in line] * see file
file [列] 源自 古法语 filer [纺纱，纵列行进] *参见 file
N., from French défilé [from past participle of] défiler
名词，源自 法语 défilé [] 源自défiler的过去分词