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小词详解 | defile
defile 英 [dɪˈfaɪl] 美 [dɪˈfaɪl]
The crusaders defiled Islam's third-holiest mosque, using al-Aqsa for stables.
十字军亵渎了伊斯兰教第三大圣寺,将阿克萨清真寺用作马厩。
——《经济学人》And soldiers and volunteer medics recalled finding more than 30 defiled bodies of women and girls.
士兵和志愿医护人员回忆说,他们发现了30多具被玷污的妇女和女孩尸体。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 玷污、损坏或破坏
被有毒废物污染的河流
rivers defiled by toxic waste孩子们沾有污泥的鞋子把华丽的地毯弄脏了。
The children's muddy shoes defiled the ornate rug.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
粗俗的举止比泥土更能玷污精美的衣服。
sully: damage the purity or integrity of; defile contaminate: make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance taint: affect with a bad or undesirable quality