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defilement
noun[ U ]
uk /dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/ us /dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/
the action of spoiling something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure: 污损;污染;玷污
People were furious at this defilement of the countryside.人们对这种污染乡村的行为感到愤怒。
Nobody could prevent this defilement of sacred ground.没有人能阻止这种对圣地的玷污。
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A Buddhist practitioner tries to purify his mind of all kinds of defilement.
He disapproved of autopsies, which he considered a defilement of the dead.
The allegations involved the defilement of children.
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