英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 污染,弄髒;污損…的美觀[純潔,完美]

   Dogs defile the park.

   狗會把公園弄髒.

   Pornographic films defile the minds of the teenagers.

   色情電影毒害少年的心靈.

2. 2. 褻瀆(聖地)的神聖

3. 3. 玷污(某人)的名譽(等)

4. 4. 奪去(女性)的純潔,姦污,糟蹋

柯林斯英英辭典

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to make foul or dirty; pollute

2. to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt

3. to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc)

4. to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate

5. to violate the chastity of

6. [Etymology] C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to file³), from Old French defouler to trample underfoot, abuse, from de- + fouler to tread upon; see full²

n. (noun)

1. a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains

2. a single file of soldiers, etc

vb

1. [chiefly military] to march or cause to march in single file

2. [Etymology] C17: from French défilé, from défiler to file off, from filer to march in a column, from Old French: to spin, from fil thread, from Latin filum