Defile

[dɪ'faɪl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains).

(verb.) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; 'sully someone's reputation'.

费理斯編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

(v. t.) Same as Defilade.

(n.) Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc.

(n.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.

(v. t.) To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute.

(v. t.) To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.

(v. t.) To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.

(v. t.) To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate.

(v. t.) To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.

編輯:罗比

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.[2]. Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.[3]. Violate, DEFLOUR, ravish.

v. n. File off, march in a line.

布丽奇特編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

[See CONTAMINATE]

吉尔手打

解釋/意思:

v.t. to pollute or corrupt: to violate.—ns. Defile′ment act of defiling: foulness; Defil′er.

v.i. to march off in file or line or file by file.—n. a long narrow pass or way in which troops can march only in file or with a narrow front.—v.t. Defilāde′ to plan a fortification so as to protect it from enfilading fire.—n. Defile′ment.

校對:马里恩