devote 將...獻(xiàn)給(to):Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.
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.
denote 表示,是...的標(biāo)志,意思是:A frown often denotes displeasure.
detain 留住,擔(dān)擱:be detained by business.
detect (當(dāng)場(chǎng))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
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,腐敗:decompose 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?zhuān)o。。。下定義: People define him as a genius.
deform(使)變形:Heat deforms plastic.
delight 高興,快樂(lè):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
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.
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