sully, mar, or spoil
玷污,损伤,污损,弄脏
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the land was defiled by a previous owner .这土地都被前地主给糟踏了。
desecrate or profane (something sacred)
侮辱,亵渎(圣物)
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the tomb had been defiled and looted .这坟墓被亵渎盗掠了。
〈古〉 玷污(妇女)。
a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)
隘路,狭径。
〈古〉 (部队)以单列纵队行进
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we emerged after defiling through the mountainsides .我们成一路纵队从山腰走出来。
"late Middle English: alteration of obsolete