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dawn?黎明,拂曉?work?from?dawn?to?dark
dazzle?(強(qiáng)光等)使目眩,耀眼:He?was?dazzled?by?his?sudden?success.
deceive?欺騙,蒙蔽:deceive?oneself
decent?體面的,像樣的:She?didn’t?have?a?decent?dress?for?the?ball.
decline?拒絕,謝絕:We?sent?him?an?invitation?but?he?declined.
decompose?分解,腐爛,腐?。篸ecompose?a?compound?into?its?elements.
dedicate?奉獻(xiàn),把…用在(to):?The?doctor?dedicated?himself?to?finding?a?cure.
deduce?演繹,推論:From?her?conversation,?I?deduced?that?she?had?a?large?family.
define?解釋,給…下定義:?People?define?him?as?a?genius.
deform(使)變形:Heat?deforms?plastic.
defy?公然違抗,反抗:He?was?going?ahead?defying?all?difficulties.
degenerate?衰退,墮落,變壞(into):?Her?eyesight?degenerated?with?the?years.
deliberate?慎重的,深思熟慮的:The?government?is?taking?deliberate?action?to?lower?prices.
delight?高興,快樂:To?the?teacher’s?great?delight?,?all?his?students?passed?the?examination.
deliver?投遞,傳送,運(yùn)輸:deliver?the?mail
demonstrate?論證,證明?:demonstrate?a?philosophical?principle
denote?表示,是…的標(biāo)志,意思是:A?frown?often?denotes?displeasure.
dense?稠密的,密集的:a?dense?forest
deposit?存放:?She?deposited?her?bag?in?the?cloakroom.
depress?使沮喪,使消沉:That?movie?depressed?me.
deprive??剝奪,使喪失:deprive?sb.?of?his?property
derive?取得,得到:He?derived?his?enthusiasm?for?literature?from?his?father.
descend?下來,下降:Darkness?descended?too?soon.
deserve?應(yīng)得,值得:The?question?deserves?consideration.
designate?指明,表明:designate?boundaries
desolate?荒蕪的,不毛的:desolate?land
despise?蔑視,鄙視:He?despises?flattery.
detach?拆卸:They?detached?their?trailer?and?set?up?camp.
detain?留住,擔(dān)擱:be?detained?by?business.
detect?(當(dāng)場)發(fā)現(xiàn)(某人在干壞事):detect?a?student?cheating
deteriorate?(使)惡化,(使)變壞,(使)退化:?Relations?between?the?two?countries?began?to?deteriorate.
deviate?背離,偏離:deviate?from?the?rule
devote?將...獻(xiàn)給(to):Mary?devoted?her?life?to?caring?for?the?sick.
diagnose?診斷,判斷:The?doctor?diagnosed?the?illness?as?influenza.
dictate?口授,使聽寫:dictate?a?letter?to?a?secretary
differentiate?使不同,使有差別,區(qū)分,區(qū)別:differentiate?varieties?of?plants
diffuse?擴(kuò)散(氣體,液體等):The?colors?of?the?sunset?were?diffused?across?the?sky.
diminish?減少,降低:His?illness?diminished?his?strength.
diplomat?外交家,外交官,圓滑的人:a?career?diplomat
discard?丟棄,拋棄:discard?an?old?pair?of?shoes
discern?看出,覺察出:We?could?discern?from?his?appearance?that?he?was?upset.
disclose?揭露,透露,使公開:disclose?information?to?sb.
discharge?釋放:The?judge?found?him?not?guilty?and?discharged?him.
discount?把(價(jià)格,費(fèi)用等)打折扣,削價(jià)出售:The?store?discounts?3?per?cent?on?all?bills?paid?when?due.
discriminate?區(qū)別,辨別:It’s?difficult?to?discriminate?between?the?twin?brothers.
disgrace?丟臉,恥辱:bring?disgrace?on?oneself
disgust?厭惡,惡心:feel?disgust?for?bad?odors
disperse?分散,驅(qū)散,散去:Police?dispersed?the?rioters?with?tear?gas
displace?移動(dòng)…的位置:Many?of?the?inhabitants?were?displaced?by?the?rising?floodwaters
dispose?布置,整理:The?stores?disposed?the?jewellery?in?an?attractive?display
disregard?不理會(huì),不顧:Disregard?the?noise?and?keep?working
distinct?有區(qū)別的,不同的:Three?distinct?types?of?people
distort?扭歪,扭曲:a?face?distorted?by?(或with)pain
distract?使轉(zhuǎn)向:be?distracted?from?one’s?original?purpose
distribute?分配,分發(fā):distribute?the?prizes?among?the?winners
divorce?離婚,分離,脫離:sue?for?a?divorce
dominate?分配,統(tǒng)治:a?white?dominated?society
donate?捐贈(zèng),贈(zèng)送:They?donate?to?the?Red?Cross?every?year.
doom?命運(yùn),厄運(yùn),劫數(shù):His?doom?was?to?be?poverty.
doze?打瞌睡,打盹兒:The?old?lady?dozed?in?her?armchair.
drain?慢慢排去:drain?water?from?a?pool
dread?怕,畏懼:I?dread?to?think?of?what?may?happen.
drift?漂流,漂泊:The?sounds?of?music?drifted?up?to?us.
dubious?引起懷疑的,不確定的:a?dubious?reply
due?欠款的,應(yīng)支付的:A?great?deal?of?money?is?due?to?you.
dump?傾倒,傾卸:He?opened?his?bag?and?dumped?its?contents?on?the?desk.
duplicate?完全一樣的,復(fù)制的:a?duplicate?key
durable?耐用的:a?durable?fabric
dwell?(dwelt?或?dwelled?)(尤指作為常住居民)居住:?dwell?on?an?island