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defile /'di:fail/- ngoại động từ
- làm nhơ bẩn, làm vẩn đục, làm ô uế ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to defile the air: làm bẩn bầu không khí
- to defile someone's reputation: làm ô danh ai
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) phá trinh, hãm hiếp, cưỡng dâm
- làm mất tính chất thiêng liêng
Concise Dictionary
defiles|defiled|defiling'diːfaɪl
noun
+a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
verb
+place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
+make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
+spot, stain, or pollute
Advanced English Dictionary
+ verb
[VN] (formal or literary) to make sth dirty or no longer pure, especially sth that people consider important or holy: Many victims of burglary feel their homes have been defiled. + The altar had been defiled by vandals.
defilement noun
+ noun
(formal) a narrow way through mountains
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