| [/dɪˈfaɪl; dɪˋfaɪl/] v [Tn] (fml or rhet 文或修辞) 用法:
1 make (sth) dirty or impure 使（某物）肮脏或不纯:
rivers defiled by pollution 受污染的河流 *
(fig 比喻) a noble cause defiled by the greed of its supporters 被拥护者的贪婪所玷污的高尚事业. 用法:
2 make (sth) unfit for holy ceremonies; desecrate 亵渎（神明）:
The altar had been defiled by vandals. 圣坛遭到破坏公物的人故意损坏. defile 2
[/ˈdiːfaɪl; ˋdifaɪl/] n narrow pass through mountains 山中的狭道. defile 3
v [I] (of troops) march in single file or a narrow column （指部队）成单行或纵队行进. |