英语词汇“defile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

defileverb [ T ]

uk/dɪˈfaɪl/us/dɪˈfaɪl/formal

to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure:

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

The soldiers deliberately defiled all the holy places.

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Making things dirty & untidy

blacken
blot
clutter
contaminate
dirty
disarrange
foul
mess
mired
mix
mix sth up
muddle
muddle sth up
muss
pollute
polluter
soil
stain
tarnish
the polluter pays principle idiom

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defilement

noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/us/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/

defilenoun [ C ]

uk/dɪˈfaɪl/us/dɪˈfaɪl/literary

a very narrow valley between two mountains

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Geography: valleys

abyss
arroyo
chasm
cirque
corrie
cwm
dale
dell
glen
gorge
gulch
gully
hanging valley
hollow
landform
ravine
vale
valley

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单词	defile
释义	Contents verb (1) defile (1) noun (1) defile (1) more…(1) defilement English American defileverb [ T ] uk/dɪˈfaɪl/us/dɪˈfaɪl/formal to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure: It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump. The soldiers deliberately defiled all the holy places. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Making things dirty & untidy blacken blot clutter contaminate dirty disarrange foul mess mired mix *mix sth* up muddle muddle sth up muss pollute polluter soil stain tarnish the polluter pays principle idiom See more results » defilement noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/us/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/ defilenoun [ C ] uk/dɪˈfaɪl/us/dɪˈfaɪl/literary a very narrow valley between two mountains Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geography: valleys abyss arroyo chasm cirque corrie cwm dale dell glen gorge gulch gully hanging valley hollow landform ravine vale valley See more results » defileverb [ T ] us/dɪˈfɑɪl/ to spoil the goodness or beauty of something:** Cans, paper bags, and other trash defiled the landscape.
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