vt. 弄脏, 污损, 败坏

vi. 以纵队前进

n. 隘路, 狭道

[法] 弄脏, 污损, 亵秽

Defile \De*file"\, v. t. (Mil.)
Same as {Defilade}.


Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l" or d[=e]"f[imac]l; 277), n.
[Cf. F. d['e]fil['e], fr. d['e]filer to defile.]
1. Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only
in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass
between hills, rocks, etc.

2. (Mil.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the
exterior works in order to protect the interior. See
{Defilade}.


Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. t. [OE. defoulen,
-foilen, to tread down, OF. defouler; de- + fouler to trample
(see {Full}, v. t.), and OE. defoulen to foul (influenced in
form by the older verb defoilen). See {File} to defile,
{Foul}, {Defoul}.]
1. To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to
befoul; to pollute.

They that touch pitch will be defiled. --Shak.

2. To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.

He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age,
however his character may be defiled by . . . dirty
hands. --Swift.

3. To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.

Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt.
--Ezek. xx. 7.

4. To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate; to
rape.

The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. --Prior.

5. To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts,
he shall not eat to defile therewith. --Lev. xxii.
8.


Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Defiled} (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defiling}.]
[F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row
or line. See {File} a row.]
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.