defile

英[dɪ'faɪl]美[dɪ'faɪl]
  • vt. 弄脏；污损；败坏；玷污
  • vi. 以纵队前进
  • n. (山间)小道；狭谷

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    de-，向下。-fil，踩，践踏，词源同foil，full(漂洗，洗衣)。引申词义玷污。
      verb(动词)
      1. 玷污，亵渎，糟蹋
      noun(名词)
      1. （山中）狭径，峡道

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 玷污，亵渎，糟蹋

      It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.

      这么美的地方竟然被一堆垃圾给糟蹋了，真是太可惜了。

      The soldiers deliberately defiled all the holy places.

      士兵们故意亵渎各处神圣的场所。

    noun(名词)
    1. （山中）狭径，峡道

    小知识

    When you defile something, you make it dirty or make it lose its purity. Think of a snowy field in which someone has tossed their old cans and wrappers. The litter defiles the winter wonderland.

    For something to be defiled, it first must be pure. You can't defile a garbage dump or a messy room. Defile is often used in a religious context. If you were to burn a copy of the Bible or spray-paint the walls of a church, it could be said that you defiled the holy book or place.

    实用短语

    1. defile flesh

      之身体,之身段

    2. defile enchantments

      败坏加持,增益玷污

    3. defile public opinion

      强健民意

    4. narrow defile

      峡谷

    5. defile march

      隘路行军

    6. cajon defile

      狭谷

    7. do not defile it

      不要玷污它

    8. defile your

      亵渎你的

    单词用法

    变化形式
    第三人称单数： defiles过去式： defiled过去分词： defiled现在分词： defiling

    同义词

    pollute  /  march  /  parade  /  contaminate  /  dirty  /  file

    反义词

    cleanse

    同根词

    词根：defile

    n.

    defilement污秽；弄脏；污辱

    defiler亵渎者；玷污者；蝎子