defile動詞1褻瀆、污損Vandals defiled the temple by spraying graffiti on its walls.破壞者在牆上噴漆塗鴉，褻瀆了這座寺廟。2弄髒、污染The river had been defiled by waste from nearby factories.這條河被附近工廠排出的廢棄物污染了。3玷污、敗壞He believed the scandal had defiled his family's good name.他認為這樁醜聞玷污了他家族的好名聲。名詞1隘路、狹谷正式The troops moved single file through the narrow defile.部隊排成一列縱隊穿越那條狹窄的隘路。