Word · Frequency #22172
defile
隘口；峡谷
a narrow passage through mountains, especially a gorge or pass
- 1.
A narrow passage or way (originally (military), one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.
隘路,峡谷(尤指军队单列行进的山间小道)
- 2.
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
狭窄的通道(尤指山间通道)
- 3.
An act of marching in files or lines.
列队行进
- 4.
A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file.
单列纵队；泛指任何单列
单列纵队；单列行进；隘路,峡谷(尤指军队单列行进的山间小道)；狭窄的通道(尤指山间通道)；列队行进；单列纵队；泛指任何单列
In use
The hikers cautiously made their way through the rocky defile.
An ancient road once ran through this remote defile.
The army scouts reported that the defile was impassable after the landslide.
a narrow defile
The army marched through a narrow defile.
军队穿过一个狭窄的隘口。
through the defile
They passed through the defile at dawn.
他们在黎明时通过了隘口。
mountain defile
The mountain defile was blocked by snow.
Connections
Collocations
- narrow defile
- 狭窄的隘口
- The pass was a narrow defile between two cliffs.这个山口是两座悬崖之间一道狭窄的隘口。
- mountain defile
- 山间隘口
- They approached the mountain defile cautiously.他们谨慎地接近那个山间隘口。
- pass through a defile
- 穿过隘口
- The troops passed through a defile to reach the valley.部队穿过一个隘口到达山谷。
- hold the defile
- 守住隘口
- The soldiers managed to hold the defile for three days.士兵们设法守住了这个隘口三天。
Synonyms
- gorge
- 峡谷 · 强调陡峭狭长的山谷，通常有河流；比defile更常见于描述深谷。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆时把 defile 拆成 de + file：file 有“纵队、单列”之意，山间隘路窄到只容一列队单行，就是 defile。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：军事行军、山地地形 该名词多用于书面语，通常出现在军事或地理描写中，指狭窄的山间通道或单列行进的队伍；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常以复数形式出现，表示‘峡谷’或‘隘口’
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the stressed vowel and following sound of 'defile' (/faɪl/): file, pile, mile, while, smile, tile. They also share the spelling ending '-ile'. Note that 'define' (/dɪˈfaɪn/) looks a bit like 'defile' but ends with a different consonant, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.