Word · Frequency #22172
defile
弄脏
核心释义
to make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to soil or befoul
- 1.
使(某人或某物)变得肮脏或不洁;弄脏,污染
To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- 2.
玷污,使道德败坏
To make (someone or something) morally impure or unclean; to corrupt, to tarnish.
- 3.
使受怀疑
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- 4.
亵渎,玷污(神圣之物)
To act inappropriately towards or vandalize (something sacred or special); to desecrate, to profane.
- 5.
弄脏;玷污
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- 6.
使变得不洁(仪式上)
To cause (something or someone) to become ritually unclean.
玷污;败坏;亵渎;使不洁;使受怀疑;使(某人或某物)变得肮脏或不洁;弄脏,污染
用法In use
Vandals defiled the ancient temple with graffiti.
用法提示:动词原形 defile 表示弄脏或污损某物。
The river was defiled by industrial waste.
用法提示:过去分词 defiled 作被动语态,表示被弄脏或污染。
They were accused of defiling the national flag.
用法提示:动名词 defiling 作介词宾语,表示玷污的行为。
defile sth
The oil spill defiled the beach.
石油泄漏污染了海滩。
defile sth with sth
常用以表示用不良物质玷污某物。
They defiled the temple with graffiti.
他们用涂鸦玷污了寺庙。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- defile the temple
- 亵渎神庙
- The invaders defiled the temple and broke its sacred statues.入侵者亵渎了神庙,打碎了里面的圣像。
- defile the land
- 玷污土地;污染土地
- The chemical spill defiled the land that our grandparents farmed.化学物质泄漏玷污了祖父母耕种过的土地。
- defile the dead
- 亵渎死者;侮辱遗体
- No decent person would defile the dead for money.任何正派人都不会为了钱去亵渎死者。
- defile someone's reputation
- 玷污某人的名誉
- The article defiled the mayor's reputation with false accusations.那篇文章用不实指控玷污了市长的名誉。
- defile the soul
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:把file(档案)弄脏,就是defile“玷污、亵渎”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教或礼仪场合、正式书面语、文学或历史叙述 defile 多用于正式文体、文学或宗教语境,表示弄脏、玷污或亵渎,带有庄重或严肃的色彩;日常口语中较少使用,通常出现在书面语或礼仪性描述中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with defile /dɪˈfaɪl/: file, smile, while, tile, mile, and style all end with the /aɪl/ sound, although style is spelled -yle. Beware lookalikes: defile is not the same as define /dɪˈfaɪn/ in spelling or sound, and some -ile words (e.g., missile /ˈmɪsəl/ in American English) end with /əl/ rather than /aɪl/.
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