每日N词[20160108]

The barbarians defiledthe church by using it as a stable.

蛮夷之人把教堂当作畜生圈，使其受到玷污。

barbarian [bɑr'bɛrɪən]

①a member of an uncivilized people

n. 野蛮人，原始人; 异邦人; 粗野的人; 无教养的人;

②without civilizing influences

adj. 野蛮人的，野蛮的; 异邦的; 未开化的;

We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science.

我们需要与这种对待科学的野蛮态度作斗争。

defile [dɪˈfaɪl]

①make dirty or spotty,as by exposure to air;

vt. 玷污; 污染; 弄脏; 纵列行进;

②a narrow pass(especially one between mountains)

n. 峡谷，隘路;

Dogs defile the park.

狗会把公园弄脏.

stable [ˈstebəl]

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

n. 厩，马厩，马棚，牛棚; 畜舍

adj. 稳定的; 沉稳