名詞 defile:

1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
   同義詞：gorge

動詞 defile:

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

1. They climbed up the mountain through a defile.
   他們通過一條小路爬到山上。
2. They that touch pitch will be defiled.
   近墨者黑。

defile

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.filed,de.fil.ing,de.files
To make filthy or dirty; pollute:
使骯臟；污染：
例句：
defile a river with sewage.
用污水弄臟河流

To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt:
玷污…的純潔，降低…的優(yōu)點；使腐?。?/br>例句：
a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.
被市區(qū)的發(fā)展破壞的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)景

To profane or sully (a good name, for example).
敗壞，糟蹋：敗壞或糟蹋（例如，好名聲）
To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate:
褻瀆：使…不潔或不適合在典禮儀式上使用；褻瀆：
例句：
defile a temple.
褻瀆廟宇

To violate the chastity of.
玷污…的貞節(jié)

來源：
Middle English defilen
中古英語 defilen
alteration influenced by filen from Old English ftlan * see pü-
受 filen的影響 源自 古英語 ftlan *參見 pü-
of defoulen [to trample on, abuse, pollute]
defoulen的變化 [踐踏，凌辱，污染]
from Old French defouler [to trample, full cloth]
源自 古法語 defouler [踐踏，完好布匹]
de- [de-]
de- [表示.降低.]
fouler [to trample, beat down] * see full 2
fouler [踐踏，壓倒，毀壞] *參見 full2

【引伸】
defile.ment
n.（名詞）
defil.er
n.（名詞）
defil.ingly
adv.（副詞）

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defile
defile 2

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
de.filed,de.fil.ing,de.files
To march in single file or in files or columns.
小路：狹窄的通道以單列、多列或縱行前進(jìn)
n.（名詞）
A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.
隘路：只能容許軍隊等的側(cè)面行進(jìn)的狹窄的關(guān)口小徑
A march in a line.
縱列行進(jìn)

來源：
French défiler
法語 défiler
dé- [away, off] from Old French de- * see de-
dé- [離開，離去] 源自 古法語 de- *參見 de-
file [line, file] from Old French filer [to spin thread, march in line] * see file
file [列] 源自 古法語 filer [紡紗，縱列行進(jìn)] *參見 file
N., from French défilé [from past participle of] défiler
名詞，源自 法語 défilé [] 源自défiler的過去分詞