1. donate
vt. (尤指向慈善機(jī)構(gòu))捐贈(zèng);獻(xiàn)(血);捐(血);捐獻(xiàn)(器官);
n. 捐贈(zèng);捐獻(xiàn);
[例句]He frequently donates large sums to charity.
他常常向慈善機(jī)構(gòu)捐贈(zèng)大筆錢款。
2. doom
n. 厄運(yùn);命運(yùn);死亡;(尤指不利的、有罪的)判決,宣判;
vt. 注定;判定;使…的失敗;宣判;
[例句]Why are people so full of gloom and doom?
為什么人們?nèi)绱司趩时^?
3. doze
v. 假寐;打盹兒,打瞌睡;
n. 瞌睡;
[例句]For a while she dozed fitfully.
有一陣子,她時(shí)睡時(shí)醒。
4. drain
vi. 排水;流干;
vt. 喝光,喝干;使(精力、金錢等)耗盡;使流出;排掉水;
n. 排水;下水道;排水系統(tǒng);[醫(yī)]引流;
[例句]Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines.
礦工們開鑿了一條地道,以排出礦井里的水。
5. dread
vt. 害怕,擔(dān)心;(古語)敬畏;
n. 恐懼,畏懼;令人恐懼的事物;
adj. 可怕的;
[例句]I'm dreading Christmas this year.
今年我非常害怕過圣誕節(jié)。
6. drift
vi. 漂泊;流動(dòng);隨意移動(dòng);浮現(xiàn);
vt. 漂流;堆積成堆;
n. 漂移,偏移;趨勢(shì),動(dòng)向;大意;放任自流;
[例句]We proceeded to drift on up the river.
我們繼續(xù)向河流的上游漂流。
7. dubious
adj. 可疑的;半信半疑的,猶豫不決的;曖昧的,含糊的;不可靠的;
[例句]This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.
在我們看來這種說法非??梢伞?/p>
8. due
adj. 由于;到期;適當(dāng)?shù)?預(yù)定;
n. 應(yīng)有的權(quán)利;應(yīng)得到的東西;應(yīng)繳款;
adv. 正向;正對(duì)著;
[例句]The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery.
該國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)問題很大程度上是因?yàn)閺?fù)蘇乏力。
9. dump
vt. 傾倒;傾銷;丟下,卸下;擺脫,扔棄;
vi. 突然跌倒或落下;卸貨;轉(zhuǎn)嫁(責(zé)任等);
n. 垃圾場(chǎng);倉庫;無秩序地累積;
[例句]We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market.
我們把包扔在附近的格蘭德酒店后就匆匆趕往集市。
10. duplicate
v. 重復(fù);復(fù)制;復(fù)印;
adj. 復(fù)制的;副本的;完全一樣的;
n. 副本;完全一樣的東西;復(fù)制品;
[例句]His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home.
他在海外取得了成功,現(xiàn)在的任務(wù)就是要在國(guó)內(nèi)再創(chuàng)輝煌。
11. durable
adj. 持久的;耐用的,耐久的;長(zhǎng)期的;
n. 耐用品,耐久品;
[例句]Bone china is strong and durable.
骨灰瓷堅(jiān)固耐用。
12. dwell
vi. 居住;存在于;細(xì)想某事;
[例句]I'd rather not dwell on the past.
我不想再沉湎于過去了。
13. economical
adj. 經(jīng)濟(jì)的;節(jié)約的;合算的;
[例句]It is more economical to wash a full load.
滿缸洗衣更經(jīng)濟(jì)。
14. edge
n. 邊;優(yōu)勢(shì);(懸崖、峭壁的)邊緣,端;鋒利,尖銳;
vt. 在…上加邊界;使?jié)u進(jìn);給(刀刃)磨邊,使鋒利;修整;
vi. 慢慢向前移動(dòng),側(cè)身移動(dòng);
[例句]We were on a hill, right on the edge of town.
我們?cè)谇∥挥诔擎?zhèn)邊緣的一座小山上。
15. edible
adj. 可以吃的,可食用的;
[例句]This kind of mushroom is edible, but that kind is not.
這種蘑菇吃得,那種吃不得。