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a narrow defile
The army marched through a narrow defile.
军队穿过一个狭窄的隘口。
隘口；峡谷
defiles — plural of defile
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
隘口；峡谷
a narrow passage through mountains, especially a gorge or pass
The army marched through a narrow defile.
军队穿过一个狭窄的隘口。
隘路,峡谷(尤指军队单列行进的山间小道)
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.
狭窄的通道(尤指山间通道)
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
列队行进
An act of marching in files or lines.
单列纵队；泛指任何单列
A single file of soldiers; (by extension) any single file.
The hikers cautiously made their way through the rocky defile.
徒步旅行者小心翼翼地穿过那条岩石嶙峋的狭谷。
An ancient road once ran through this remote defile.
一条古道曾经穿过这个偏远的隘口。
The army scouts reported that the defile was impassable after the landslide.
军队侦察兵报告说，山体滑坡后该隘口已无法通行。
The army marched through a narrow defile.
军队穿过一个狭窄的隘口。
They passed through the defile at dawn.
他们在黎明时通过了隘口。
The mountain defile was blocked by snow.
那个山隘被雪封住了。
Not this
We need to defile the mountain pass.
Use this
We need to go through the defile.
误将名词“defile（狭谷）”用作动词。作为名词时，需搭配介词使用，如“go through the defile”。
Not this
These defile are narrow.
Use this
These defiles are narrow.
主谓不一致：“defile”的复数形式是“defiles”，谓语动词应为“are”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
山间隘口
They approached the mountain defile cautiously.
他们谨慎地接近那个山间隘口。
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。
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。
Use defiles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常以复数形式出现，表示‘峡谷’或‘隘口’
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.