| 词汇 | defile |
| 释义 | defile verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈfaɪl/ us /dɪˈfaɪl/ to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure: 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。 Making things dirty & untidy blacken clutter clutter something up contaminate dirty foul mess mired mix someone/something up muddle muddle something up muddy muss pollute polluter soil stain sully the polluter pays principleidiom throw something into disarray Related worddefilement defile noun[ C ] literaryuk /dɪˈfaɪl/ us /dɪˈfaɪl/ a very narrow valley between two mountains（山中）狭径，峡道 Compare abyss(HOLE)literary canyon chasm cleft craternoun crevasse gorgenoun(VALLEY) gulf(AREA)formal gully(CHANNEL) ravine rift sinkholenoun(HOLE) Geography: valleys abyss arroyo canyon chasm cirque cwm dale dell glen gorge gulch gully hanging valley inter-valley landform ravine rift valley vale valley wadi defile | American Dictionarydefile verb[ T ] us/dɪˈfɑɪl/ to spoil the goodness or beauty of something: Cans, paper bags, and other trash defiled the landscape. Examples of defiledefile One finds some of our best beauty spots, particularly at holiday times, defiled by litter louts who leave their rubbish around. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How could we expect that boy to emerge from that place without being defiled in both body and character? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The land is left there, defiled, made dangerous and useless, because the company has gone bankrupt, it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a further view that it is wrong, as has been said, that the environment shall be defiled by pollution even if any regulations have been complied with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There you have great reserves and hunting areas as well, but, in spite of the facilities for access, the natural beauty and glory of those regions has not been defiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that on this occasion, the second time round, we can allow the statute book to be defiled by a provision of this sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The person whose vote is stolen is very much in the position of a householder who returns home to find that his house has been defiled by thieves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he will bear in mind the importance of not defiling by the inappropriate use of posters the countryside which he wishes to clear of litter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it really to be suggested, then, that this programme would be defiled if it were to have carefully controlled advertisements, perhaps selected by an advisory panel? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like-wise, one visualizes the external world as pure and sacred, thus under-cutting the usual practice of taking things as impure and defiled. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He hatches a plot to drive the doctor out of the village and in the process defiles the girl's character. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Beyond, three small temples set in the wooded hillside present themselves across a defile falling to the right. In 2007 a man of 30 was found guilty of defiling a boy, then aged 14. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their rites however have been defiled by a nymph whose treachery has brought a curse on them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though they moved swiftly, and entered the mountain defiles, many of their goods fell into the hands of the king's soldiers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of defile These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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