defile

[dɪˈfaɪl] [dɪˈfaɪl]
  • 第三人称单数:defiles;
  • 过去式:defiled;
  • 过去分词:defiled;
  • 现在分词:defiling;
  • 名词:defilement;
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    • Noun
      1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
    • Verb
      1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
      "sully someone's reputation"
      2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
      "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air""Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
      3. spot, stain, or pollute;
      "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"