1. degenerate
adj. 退化的;墮落的;變質的;變性的;
vt. 使退化;惡化;使變質;衰減;
vi. 退化;墮落;
[例句]Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate.
長期不活動會導致關節(jié)僵硬,骨骼也可能開始退化。
2. deliberate
adj. 深思熟慮的;故意的;蓄意的;慎重的;
vt. 權衡;
vi. 熟慮;商討;
[例句]It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain.
它在政策上有意識地將世界藝術介紹給英國。
3. delight
n. 快樂,高興;使人高興的東西或人;
vt. 使高興,使欣喜;
vi. 感到高興[快樂];
[例句]Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight.
從房子各處看到的景色不斷給人以驚奇和欣喜。
4. deliver
vt. 交付;發(fā)表;遞送;使分娩;
vi. 傳送;投遞;
[例句]The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia.
加拿大計劃向索馬里南部地區(qū)運送更多的食品。
5. demonstrate
vt. 論證;證明,證實;顯示,展示;演示,說明;
vi. 示威游行;
[例句]The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.
該研究還表明了肥胖癥和死亡率之間存在直接的聯系。
6. denote
vt. 代表;指代;預示;意思是;
[例句]Red eyes denote strain and fatigue.
眼睛充血表明壓力過大、身心疲憊。
7. dense
adj. 密集的,稠密的;濃密的,濃厚的;愚鈍的;
[例句]Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest.
布加勒斯特的所在地過去曾是一大片茂密的森林。
8. deposit
n. 保證金;儲蓄,存款;沉淀物;寄存,寄存品;
vt. 儲蓄;寄存;放置,安置;付保證金;
[例句]It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
要求交一個月的房租作押金是很常見的。
9. depress
vt. 壓下,壓低;使沮喪;使蕭條;使跌價;
[例句]I must admit the state of the country depresses me.
我必須承認國家的現狀讓我倍感沮喪。
10. deprive
vt. 剝奪,奪去,使喪失;
[例句]The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies.
蘇聯解體使西方情報機構喪失了主敵。
11. derive
vt. 得到,導出;源于,來自;(從…中)提取;
[例句]Mr Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.
英先生屬于那種助人為樂的快活人。
12. descend
v. 降臨;下來,下降;下斜;突然造訪;
[例句]Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.
當我們往下走去地窖時,四周愈見陰冷潮濕。
13. deserve
vt. 值得;應得;應受;
vi. 應受報答;應得報酬;應得賠償;應受懲罰;
[例句]Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.
政府官員顯然也應當承擔部分責任。
14. designate
vt. 指派;指明,指出;表明,意味著;把…定名為;
adj. 指定而尚未上任的; 選出而尚未上任的;
[例句]There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark.
人們正在努力將這座橋定為歷史遺跡。
15. desolate
adj. 荒涼的;無人的;孤獨的,凄涼的;荒廢的;
vt. 使荒無人煙,使荒蕪;使凄涼,使孤單;
[例句]Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
這里大半遭毀,幾乎沒有一棟建筑完好無損,變成了一塊荒廢之地。