| 单词 | defile |
| 释义 | defile (once / 732 pages) 1v 2v 3n When you defile something, you make it dirty or make it lose its purity. Think of fresh new snow covered in cigarette butts. The butts defile 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. WORD FAMILYdefile: defiled, defilement, defiler, defiles, defiling+/defiled: undefiled/defilement: defilements/defiler: defilers USAGE EXAMPLESSalaam was Muslim, and Islam prohibits bodies from being defiled after death. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Salaam was Muslim and Islam prohibits bodies from being defiled after death. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) He said Saturday that Castro “defiled democracy, oppressed innocent people, and imprisoned a nation with his totalitarian tactics.” Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1 1v make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically Syn|Hypo|Hyper maculate, stain, sully, tarnish darken tarnish or stain blob, blot, fleck, spot make a spot or mark onto 2v spot, stain, or pollute 2The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it Syn|Hyper befoul, foul, maculate attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame bring shame or dishonor upon v place under suspicion or cast doubt upon 3Syn|Hyper cloud, corrupt, sully, taint deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate make imperfect n a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) Syn|Hyper gorge mountain pass, notch, pass the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks |
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