defile1
KK: [dɪˈfaɪl]
DJ: [diˈfail]
vt.
- 弄髒，損汙；使失去光澤
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Many rivers are
defiled by industrial waste.
許多河流被工業廢水汙染了。
- 敗壞；玷汙
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The girl's reputation was
defiled by malicious gossips.
那位姑娘的名譽因為惡毒的流言蜚語而受損。
- 褻瀆
衍生
n. [U]
defilement
n.
defiler
辨析
defile2
KK: [dɪˈfaɪl]
DJ: [diˈfail]
n.[C]
- （山間）隘道，狹路
- （行進的）縱隊
vi.
- 以單列行進
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The troops had to
defile through the pass.
部隊只得排成單列通過關口。
辨析
defile1
/
dɪˈfʌɪl/
v.
sully, mar, or spoil.
▸desecrate or profane (something sacred).
▸archaic rape or sexually assault (a woman).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: alt. of obs. defoul, from OFr. defouler ‘trample down’, influenced by obs. befile ‘befoul, defile’.
defile2
/
dɪˈfʌɪl/
n.
/also
ˈdiːfʌɪl/
a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).
v.
archaic (of troops) march in single file.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. défilé (n.), défiler (v.), from dé ‘away from’ + file ‘column, file’.
