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The barbarians defiledthe church by using it as a stable.
蛮夷之人把教堂当作畜生圈,使其受到玷污。
barbarian [bɑr'bɛrɪən]
①a member of an uncivilized people
n. 野蛮人,原始人; 异邦人; 粗野的人; 无教养的人;
②without civilizing influences
adj. 野蛮人的,野蛮的; 异邦的; 未开化的;
We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science.
我们需要与这种对待科学的野蛮态度作斗争。
defile [dɪˈfaɪl]
①make dirty or spotty,as by exposure to air;
vt. 玷污; 污染; 弄脏; 纵列行进;
②a narrow pass(especially one between mountains)
n. 峡谷,隘路;
Dogs defile the park.
狗会把公园弄脏.
stable [ˈstebəl]
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
n. 厩,马厩,马棚,牛棚; 畜舍
adj. 稳定的; 沉稳
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