n. 降級[反]elevation
n. 墮落;退化(生物)
degrade
v. (使)降級;(使)墮落
degrade oneself by cheating 因欺騙而自甘墮落
v. (使)退化
delegate
n. 代表
[同]representative
deliberate
adj. 深思熟慮的,蓄意的
a deliberate lie 存心的謊言
[同]intentional
adj. 審慎的,不慌不忙的
a deliberate speech 從容而謹慎的演說
deliberately
adv. 審慎地,蓄意地
denial
n. 否認
They didn’t admit his denial of guilt. 他們對他否認有罪不予承認。
[同]negation
n. 拒絕
the denial of a request for help 拒絕他人的求助
[同]rejection
[難點]
make a denial of … 否認…
denote
vt. 指示,表示
[同]indicate
vt. 意味著
The sign x usually denotes an unknown quantity. 符號x通常代表一未知數(shù)。
[同]mean
denounce
vt. 譴責,痛斥
be denounced as a coward 被指責為懦夫
[同]criticize
vt. 揭發(fā),告發(fā)
denounce sb. as a spy 揭發(fā)某人為奸細
[難點]
denounce sb. to … 向…告發(fā)某人
They denounced the man to the police. 他們向警方告發(fā)了那人。
density
n. 濃密,密集
the density of a forest / the population 森林的茂密/人口的稠密
n. 密度(物理);愚鈍
dentist
n. 牙醫(yī)
dependant
n. 靠別人生活,眷屬;侍從
deposit
n. 存款,押金,保證金
I drew 1,000 yuans from my deposit. 我從存款中提出一千元。
n. 礦床
oil deposit 油田
deposition
n. 免職,罷免;證言;淤積,沉淀
depression
n. 沮喪,消沉
He is suffering from mental depression. 他情緒很低落。
n. (商業(yè))不景氣,蕭條期
[同]slump
n. 洼穴,坑
[同]hollow
deprive
vt. 剝奪,使喪失
These trees deprive my house of light. 這些樹遮住了我房屋的光線。
[同]strip
vt. 免去…的職務(wù)
[難點]
deprive sb. of… = sb. be deprived of … 剝奪某人的…
They deprived him of his rights. 他們剝奪了他的權(quán)利。
deputy
n. 代理人
act as a deputy for sb. 做某人的代理人
[同]agent
n. 代表,議員
a deputy to the National People’s Congress 人大代表
[同]representative
adj. 副的,代理的
a deputy mayor 副市長
[同]vice
[難點]
deputy for sb. 某人的代理人
deputy to … 某(組織,機構(gòu)等)的代理人
derivation
n. 引出,導出;起源,由來
[同]origin
descendant
n. 子孫,后代,后裔[同] offspring
descent
n. 下來,下降
The descent is more difficult than the ascent. 上山容易下山難。
[反]ascent
n. 血統(tǒng),世系
He is a man of noble descent. 他出身名門。
[同]ancestry
designate
vt. 指明,指出
designate boundaries 表明界限
vt. 指派,指定
He designated Smith as his successor. 他指定史密斯為他的繼承人。
desolate
adj. 荒蕪的,荒涼的
[同]deserted
adj. 孤獨的,凄涼的
She lived a desolate life. 她過著凄涼的生活。
[同]lonely
dessert
n. 甜食,點心
destine
vt. (常用被動)命中注定
They were destined never to meet again. 他們命中注定將永不再見。
[同]doom
vt. 預定,指定
[同]predetermine