defile是什么意思？

defile

英[dɪˈfaɪl] 美[dɪˈfaɪl]

• vt. 玷污，污染，弄脏，纵列行进；
• n. 峡谷，隘路；

第三人称单数：defiles;

过去式：defiled;

过去分词：defiled;

现在分词：defiling;

名词：defilement;

例句

• a mountain defile 山上的狭路
• 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.
• The troops had to defile through the pass. 部队只得排成单列通过关口.
• The Agheila defile was kernel of the situation. 阿盖拉隘路是全局的核心.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  玷污,亵渎
  I felt defiled by the filth. 我觉得这些脏话玷污了我。
• n.
  峡谷,隘路
  a mountain defile 山上的狭路

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
• Verb
  1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
  "sully someone's reputation"
  2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
  "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air""Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
  3. spot, stain, or pollute;
  "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"