defile

🇬🇧 UK/di'fail/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make something dirty, impure, or morally corrupt; to desecrate.

弄脏,污染,亵渎

n.

A narrow gorge or pass, especially between mountains.

隘路,峡谷,狭道

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
defileother
=defile

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Religious extremists attempt to defile sacred sites of other faith traditions.

  • 2.

    The army had to traverse a narrow defile between steep mountain cliffs.

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