81. contempt??[k?n'tempt]?

n.藐視,輕蔑，輕視

??示例：

I show contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. 我鄙視如此虐待孩子的人。

82. contend??[k?n'tend]

v.①競爭,斗爭 ②聲稱，主張 ?

??示例：

Several teams are contending for the prize. 有幾個隊在爭奪錦標。?

83. converse??[k?n'v??s]?

vi.交談

??示例：

After a year's studying at university,I feel able to converse with anyone about anything.在大學學習一年之后，我感到可以和任何人交談任何事情。

84. cornerstone??['k??n?st??n]

n.①基礎 ②基石,奠基石

??示例：

The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory. 剩余價值學說是馬克思經(jīng)濟理論的基石。

85. cosmos?['k?zm?s]

n.(sing.)宇宙

??示例：

Our world is but a small part of the cosmos. 我們的世界僅僅是宇宙的一小部分而已。

86. counterpart ['ka?nt?pɑ?t]??

n.對應的物，職位(或作用)相當?shù)娜?

??示例：

The British Queen is the counterpart of German President.英國的女王相當于德國的總統(tǒng)。

87. coupon??['ku?p?n]?

n.配給券，優(yōu)惠券

??示例：

The coupon entitles you to ten cents off your next purchase. 這張優(yōu)惠券可以讓你在下次購物時節(jié)省10分錢。

88. crab?[kr?b]?

n.①蟹，螃蟹 ②蟹肉

??示例：

Thousands of crabs are washed up on the beaches during every storm. 每次暴風雨過后海灘上都會留下數(shù)不盡的螃蟹。

89. cracker??['kr?k?]

n.①爆竹 ②(AmE)一種薄脆餅干

??示例：

It's a type of Chinese cracker, made from rice and shrimp. 這是中國式的餅干，用米與蝦肉做的。

90. crocodile?? ['kr?k?da?l]

n.①鱷魚 ②成對縱列行進的人(尤指兒童)

??示例：

They weep crocodile tears for the poor. 他們對窮人是假慈悲。

91. cyberspace??['sa?b?spe?s]?

n.網(wǎng)絡(或賽博)空間?

??示例：

She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用網(wǎng)絡空間給世界各地的朋友們發(fā)送信件。

92. deem??[di?m]?

vt.認為,視為 ?

??示例：

Chinese and English were deemed essential. 漢語和英語被認為是必不可少的。

93. deficient??[d?'f??nt]?

a.①缺乏的,不足的 ②有缺陷的

??示例：

Desert is deficient in the water.沙漠里缺水。

94. dent??[dent]?

vt.使凹陷；挫傷（信心等）n.缺口

??示例：

The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委員會還沒有在這個問題上取得任何進展。?

95. deprive??[d?'pra?v]?

vt.剝奪,使喪失

??示例：

Paralysis has deprived him of the use of his right arm.癱瘓使他不能使用右臂。

96. despatch??[d?'sp?t?]?

vt.①派遣 ②發(fā)送

??示例：

A reporter was despatched to Naples to cover the riot. 一名記者被派往那不勒斯報道這場騷亂。

97. deteriorate??[d?'t??ri?re?t]?

vi.惡化,變壞

??示例：The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天氣變得越來越糟

98. dew?[dju?]

n.露水

??示例：

The dew gathered on the leaves. 露水在葉子上凝結。

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99. diabetes??[?da??'bi?ti?z]

n.糖尿病

??示例：

Blindness is a common complication of diabetes. 失明是糖尿病常見的并發(fā)癥。

100. digit??['d?d??t]

n.①手指 ②（０至9的任何一個）數(shù)字

??示例：

Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit. 她的電話號碼和我的只差一個數(shù)字。

101. diligent??['d?l?d??nt]?

a.勤勉的,用功的

??示例：

For the future, try to be more diligent in your study. 今后你應該更勤奮。

102. dime? [da?m]

n.(美國、加拿大等國的)一角硬幣

??示例：

I pressed a dime into his grubby hand. 我把一個十分硬幣塞進他臟兮兮的手里。

103. disable??[d?s'e?bl]?

vt.①使殘疾 ②使無效

??示例：

An accident disabled him from playing football.一次事故使他成為殘廢而不能再踢足球。

104. discriminate?[d?'skr?m?ne?t]?

v.(between)區(qū)別,辨別 vi.(against)區(qū)別對待,歧視

??示例：

He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one. 他分不清主意的好壞。

105. disintegrate? [d?s'?nt?gre?t]?

vi.①碎裂，分裂 ②崩潰

??示例：

The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飛機以那么快的速度飛行也許會四分五裂。

106. disrupt?[d?s'r?pt]

vt.擾亂,打亂

??示例：

A crowd of protesters disrupted the meeting.示威者擾亂了會議。

107. dock? [d?k]?

n.①碼頭 ②被告席 v.(使船)靠碼頭

??示例：

A crowd were waiting at the dock to greet them. 一群人在碼頭等著迎接他們。

108. doom?[du?m]

n.厄運,劫數(shù) vt.注定

??示例：

That argument doomed their marriage to failure. 那次爭吵使他們的婚姻注定要失敗。

109. drastic?['dr?st?k]?

a.①嚴厲的 ②激烈的,劇烈的

??示例：

A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out. 目前的住房制度正在徹底改革。

110. drought?[dra?t]?

n.旱災,干旱

??示例：

The crops died during the drought. 干旱期間莊稼都枯死了。

111. dual?['dju??l]

a.雙(重)的

??示例：

He has dual role as director and actor.他有導演及演員的雙重身份。

112. elevate?['el?ve?t]

vt.①提拔 ②舉起，抬高 ③提高(嗓子),振奮(情緒)

??示例：

The fresh morning air elevated him.早晨清新的空氣使他神清氣爽。

113. elite??[e?'li?t]?

a.出類拔萃的 n.精英

??示例：

He considers himself to be one of the elite. 他覺得自己是優(yōu)秀分子之一。

114. endanger [?n'de?nd??]?

vt.危及,使處于險境

??示例：

The giant panda is an endangered species, ie is in danger of becoming extinct.大熊貓是面臨絕種危險的動物。

115. enlist? [?n'l?st]?

vt.①爭取 ②使入伍，征募

??示例：

The mayor tried to enlist every citizen in the cleanup campaign.市長盡力在整頓社會治安運動中得到每一個市民的支持。

116. entrepreneur [??ntr?pr?'n??]?

n.企業(yè)家

??示例：

An entrepreneur is not only a risk taker but also a visionary. 企業(yè)家不僅要能承擔風險，還應富于遠見。?

117. equate?[?'kwe?t]

vt.等同

??示例：

You can't equate the education system of China to that of America. 不能把中國的教育制度與美國的教育制度等同起來。

118. erase? [?'re?z]?

vt.①消除,刪去 ②擦掉

??示例：

You can erase pencil marks with a rubber. 你可以用橡皮擦掉鉛筆記號。

119. err?[??]

vi.犯錯誤，做錯事，出差錯

??示例：

It's always best to err on the side of caution. 過于謹慎永遠比冒風險強。他們過于謹慎也許是明智的。

120. essence?['esns]?

n.本質(zhì),實質(zhì)

??示例：

The two arguments are in essence the same. 這兩個論點基本相同。