defiled
past simple and past participle ofdefile
| 单词 | defiled |
| 释义 | defiled past simple and past participle ofdefile defile verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈfaɪl/us/dɪˈfaɪl/tospoilsomething or someone so that that thing orpersonis lessbeautifulorpure: It's ashamethat such abeautifulareahas been defiled by arubbishdump. Thesoldiersdeliberatelydefiled all theholyplaces. Making things dirty & untidy
Examplesofdefileddefiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, at the same time as one's body is beingdefiledand perhaps broken, it is essential to struggle to keep one's mind pure, upright and alert. From theCambridge English Corpus Law isdefiledand belittled by this kind of free-range writing and scribbling on every feature of shopping that occurs to the parliamentary draftsman's mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This century has beendefiledby those who have behaved with barbarity towards their fellows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They thought, and often quite correctly, that the persons they were persecuting were a small minority, ignorant anddefiledby many faults and infirmities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, if somebody committed adultery with a man's wife, hedefiledthat property and the husband was entitled to compensation for such defilement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We and the local authorities, with theirdefiledbeaches, know just how common those discharges are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Beauty spot after beauty spot is beingdefiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One finds some of our best beauty spots, particularly at holiday times,defiledby litter louts who leave their rubbish around. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How could we expect that boy to emerge from that place without beingdefiledin both body and character? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The land is left there,defiled, made dangerous and useless, because the company has gone bankrupt, it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clean milk is provided, but it has to be poured out over the mouth of a bottle left outside the house and theredefiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Divorced or separated women may be considered to have "defiled" the honour of their families, and may face destitution or worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There one may dump a substation down, if one can find the money, almost anywhere and the country is notdefiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a further view that it is wrong, as has been said, that the environment shall bedefiledby pollution even if any regulations have been complied with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There you have great reserves and hunting areas as well, but, in spite of the facilities for access, the natural beauty and glory of those regions has not beendefiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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