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单词 defile
释义
Defile
nnoun.objecta narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
Synset:gorge
Hypernyms:mountain pass notch pass
Inherited Hypernyms:defilepasslocationobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactplace under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Synset:cloud corrupt sully taint
Examples:
  • sully someone's reputation
Derivationally Related Form:cloud
Hypernyms:deflower impair mar spoil vitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:defilemardamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmake dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Synset:maculate stain sully tarnish
Examples:
  • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
  • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Derivationally Related Form:maculatarnishstainmaculation
Hypernyms:blob blot fleck spot
Inherited Hypernyms:tarnishspotchange surfacechange
Direct Hyponyms:darken
Full Troponyms:darken
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changespot, stain, or pollute
Synset:befoul foul maculate
Examples:
  • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Derivationally Related Form:maculadefilerdefilementmaculationbefoulment
Hypernyms:attaint disgrace dishonor dishonour shame
Inherited Hypernyms:fouldishonor
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
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