delicate adj娇嫩的;微妙的;精细的
Delicate plants must be protected from cold wind and frost.
娇弱的植物必须妥为保护以避免风霜的侵袭。
a delicate subject 微妙的主题
demand vt./n.要求;需要;需求
supply and demand 供与求
active demand 畅销
meet the demand满足需要; 符合要求
It is impossible to satisfy all demands.
有求必应是不可能的。
demonstrate vt.示范, 证明, 示威游行
How do you demonstrate that the earth is round?
你怎样证明地球是圆的?
demonstrated against tax hikes.
示威反对税收上涨
departure n.离开;出发;新业务
departure and arrival
开出和到达
a new departure
新起点, 新方案, 新政策
deposit vt.存放;储蓄;使沉积
n.存款;押金;沉淀物
current deposit 活期存款
He put a deposit on a house.
他给一所房子付了押金。
She deposited her money in the bank.
她把钱存在银行里。
depreciation n.折旧;价值下降
depression n.萧条,不景气
description n.描述,形容;种类
deserve vt.应受, 值得(常与to 连用)
These people deserve our help.
这些人值得我们帮助。
despair n.绝望, 失望,
vi.绝望(常与of连用)
I despair of ever seeing my daughter again.
再也见不到我女儿了,我很失望。
They despaired of winning the game.
他们不抱比赛得胜的希望。
devalue n.贬值
detect vt.察觉, 发觉,
The dentist could detect no sign of decay in her teeth.
牙医在她的牙齿上找不到蛀蚀的迹象。
diagram n.图表;图解
draw a diagram showing how the machine works.绘图说明机器如何运转.
flow-process diagram 流程图
dial n.刻度盘, 钟面, (自动电话)拨号盘
v.拨
dial-in n. 拨入
dial-out n. 拨出
digital display dial 数字显示盘
dictation n.听写, 口述
We´ll have dictation today.
我们今天要听写了。
difference n.差别,差异;差额
direct adj.径直的, 直接的
vt.指向, 指挥, 管理, 导演
"Excuse me, can you direct me to the station?"
"对不起,你能不能告诉我去火车站怎么走?"
direction n. 方向;指令;(pl.)用法说明
Full directions inside.内附详细说明书。
give directions予以指示
in all directions四面八方; 各方面
in the direction of朝 ... 方向
director n.主管,主任;董事;导演
dirty adj.肮脏的, 卑鄙的, 下流的
dirty language 淫秽的语言
a dirty trick 卑鄙的伎俩
Those young people often sat in the cafe around the corner drinking and telling dirty stories.
"那些年青人常常在拐角的咖啡馆里,边喝酒边讲下流故事。"
discharge vt.放出;排出;发射
n 放出;排出;释放
a discharge of electricity 放电器
The water pipe doesn´t discharge freely.
水管排水畅通。
The stove chimney discharged dark smoke.
火炉的烟囱冒出黑烟。
The prisoners were glad to get their discharges.
犯人们获释都很高兴。
disclose vt.揭露, 透露
The president disclosed the fact that he was put into prison wrongly twenty years before.
董事长透露说他自己在二十年前曾被冤枉地送进监牢。
discount n.折扣,折价;贴现
disguise v.假装, 伪装, 掩饰
n.伪装
in disguise 伪装, 化装
make no disguise of 不掩饰
in (under) the disguise of伪装成, 在...伪装下
The soldiers disguised themselves by wearing white garments in the snow.在雪地里战士们穿着白色服装把自己伪装起来。
It is impossible to disguise the fact that finance is bad.
财政困难这一事实是无法隐瞒的。
dishonour n./vt.拒付
disinflation n.反通货膨胀
dismiss vt.解散, 开除, 解职, 不考虑
vi.(口令)解散!
dismiss sb. from his post撤销某人的职务
be dismissed from the service
被免职; 被解雇
He was dismissed from his job.他被解雇了。
The teacher dismissed the class five minutes earlier. 老师提前5分钟下课了。
He dismissed all thoughts of running for office.他不再考虑参加竞选活动
display vt./n.展览,陈列;展销;显示
(exhibit vt.展出, 陈列n.展览品
show vt./n.表示, 展览, 放映)
dissolution n.解除(契约);解散
the dissolution of Parliament 国会解散
the dissolution of marriage 解除婚姻
distinct adj.清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的
Those two suggestions are quite distinct from each other. 这两个建议截然不同。
There is a distinct improvement in your study.
你的学习有显著进步。
distinctive adj.与众不同的, 有特色的
This bird has several distinctive features.
这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。
同义辩析:distinctive distinct
distinct指某物与其他东西有显著的区别; distinctive指某个特性或特点使我们能够区分某物与他物。
Alcohol has a very distinctive smell; it´s quite distinct from the smell of wine."酒精有独特的气味,它和葡萄酒的气味明显不同。"
distrain n.为抵债而扣押
distribute vt.分发,分配;分布
distribute books among the students
把书分给学生
be distributed into three classes分为三类
distribute seeds over a field在田间播种
distribution n.分发,分配;分布
ditch n.沟, 沟渠, 壕沟
The water flows into the ditch at the edge of the rice field.水从稻田边流进沟里。
dividend n.股利,股息,红利
pay a 10% dividend 付一成股息
docking n.扣工资
dole n.失业救济
on the dole从政府或政府一类的机关那里接受固定救济的
downpayment n.预付定金;分期付款
draft n.草稿,草图;汇票
vt.起草
draft a bill 起草法案
drain n.排水沟, 消耗, 排水
v.排(水), 放(水)
Your kitchen drain has become blocked by tea leaves. 你家厨房的排水管被茶叶堵上了。
The water drained away slowly. 水排得很慢。
drill n.钻孔机, 钻子,训练, 操练
v.训练, 钻孔
They drilled boulder´s for inserting dynamite.
他们在大石头上钻孔以便装炸药。
to drills students in English grammar
让学生练习英语语法
draw n.平局, 和局
The game ended in a draw.
比赛不分胜负.
drawback n.收回税款,退税
drawing n. 图画;素描;画像; 开发票,提款;提存
drown v.溺死, 淹死, 淹没
Don´t play by the river in case you fall in and drown!
不要在河边玩耍,以免你掉到河里淹死。
drug (pl.) 麻醉药, 毒品
due a. 预定的;应付的;到期的;应有的
due reward 应得的报酬
due to 因为;由…引起;由于
Her illness was due to bad food.
她的病是坏了的食物造成的。
dull adj.枯燥的, 反应迟钝的, 沉闷的
a dull mind迟钝的头脑
a dull speech 单调乏味的讲话
dumb adj.哑的, 沉默的
They remained dumb at the meeting.
他们在会上保持沉默。
(mute n.哑巴adj.哑的,沉默的
deaf [def] adj.聋的, 充耳不闻的
I´ve called you three times, are you deaf?
我已经叫你三遍了,你聋了吗?)
dump vt.倾倒;倾销
dusk n.薄暮, 黄昏
in the dusk of the evening暮色苍茫中
duty n.职责;义务;税
dye n.染料, 染色
vt.染
Dyes come from plants or from chemicals.
染料是从植物或化学物质中得来的。
dye a white dress blue
把白衣服染成兰色