D 【dam】a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water.^水坝,障碍 The dam burst after a week of rain.^下了一周雨之后,大坝崩溃了。 【damage】1、to cause injury or destruction; 2、harm; 3、hurt or injury, usually to things.^损伤;伤害;损害 The boy damaged his toys by throwing them against the wall.^那男孩对着墙扔他的玩具因而弄坏了它们。 The storm caused a lot of damage to crops.^暴风雨给农作物带来很大的破坏。/damage to crops:危害作物/ Hitting the tree did serious damage to my car.^撞上一棵树,我的车受到严重损害。/do damage to:损害,破坏/ 【dance】1、to move the body and feet to music; 2、a series of steps, usually to music.^跳舞;舞蹈 Will you dance with me?^你能和我一起跳个舞吗? Do you know how to do the chicken dance?^你知道怎样跳小鸡舞吗? 【danger】a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss.^危险 Some people enjoy the danger of rock climbing or sky diving.^有些人喜爱攀登悬崖的冒险和尽量延缓张伞的跳伞运动。 【dark】having little or no light.^黑暗 The room was dark.^屋里黑漆漆的。 【date】a day, month and year.^日期 Today's date is September 10, 2000.^今天的日期是2000年9月10日。 【daughter】a person's female child.^女儿 Tommy is going to the movies with Helen's daughter.^汤姆打算和海伦的女儿一起去看电影。 【day】1、twenty-four hours; 2、the hours of sunlight.^一天;白天 I plan to be away from home for ten days.^我计划离开家10天。/away from:远离/ Alan works at night and sleeps during the day.^艾伦夜里工作,白天睡觉。 【dead】not living.^死的 The number of dead and injured in the rioting is not yet known.^在那次暴动中死亡和受伤的人数还不知道。 【deaf】not able to hear.^聋的 The deaf man could not hear what you said.^那个聋的人不能听到你说什么。 【deal】1、to have to do with; 2、to buy or sell.^处理;买或卖 The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.^会谈将要处理污染问题。 Her company deals in plastic.^她的公司经营塑料。/deal in:买卖, 经营/ 【debate】1、to argue for or against something; 2、a public discussion or argument.^辩论;公开辩论或讨论 The two candidates debated for one and a half hours on nationwide television.^两个候选人在全国(性的)电视上辩论一个半小时。 Which candidate do you think won the debate?^你认为哪个参赛选手会赢得这场辩论? 【debt】1、something that is owed; 2、the condition of owing.^债务;欠债 The bank will want a list of all your debts before it considers your loan request.^银行希望在考虑你的贷款申请前得到一张你的全部债务清单。 I owe a great debt to my family for all they did for me.^我因全家人为我做的一切而欠他们很多。 【decide】1、to choose; 2、to settle; 3、to judge.^选择,决定;安排;判决 Which of the two books did you decide to read?^你决定读两本书中的哪本? Jay and I agreed that we would decide our dispute.^杰伊和我同意解决我们的争论。 The judge decided that the accused man was not guilty.^法官判决被告人无罪。/the accused:被告/ 【declare】1、to say; 2、to make a statement.^说;声明,宣布 Jane declared that she never wanted to see him again.^简说她永远不想再见到她了。 The United States declared its independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.^美国1776年7月4日宣布它脱离英国独立。 【decrease】to make less in size or amount.^减少 Technology helped the farmer to decrease his use of electricity.^科技帮助农场主减少了对电的使用。 【deep】1、going far down; 2、a long way from top to bottom.^深的,纵深的 The diver went deep into the ocean.^潜水员潜入海洋(深处)。 The ocean was very deep where the ship went down.^轮船驶过的是深深的大海。/轮船下沉的地方是深深的大海 【defeat】to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; 2、a loss; 3、the condition of having lost.^战胜;挫折;失败 The House of Representatives defeated the President's request for more money for health care.^众议院挫败了总统的为医保作更大投入的请求。/House of Representatives:(美国、澳大利亚等国的)众议院/ It was the first defeat for the White House on health care spending.^在医保开销上白宫首次失败。/health care:卫生保健,医保/ The defeat kills efforts to expand the health care system.^这次失败使得扩展医保制度的成果泡汤。 【defend】1、to guard or fight against attack; 2、to protect.^捍卫;辩护 The soldiers fought hard to defend the city from the invaders.^士兵们浴血奋战,保卫他们的城市,不让侵略者攻进来。 How can you defend what he did?^你怎么为他的所作所为辩护? 【deficit】a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports.^赤字 The President and the Congress worked together to reduce the budget deficit.^总统和国会共同致力于降低预算赤字。/budget deficit:预算赤字/ 【define】1、to give the meaning of; 2、to explain.^定义;解释 Today, I want you to define all the words on this list.^今天,我想要你定义(解释)这张列表上列出的词语。 Please define how the new system will work.^请解释这个新制度(系统)是如何运作的。 【degree】a measure of temperature.^度 The temperature outside is two degrees, Celsius.^外面的温度是2摄氏度。 【delay】1、to decide to do something at a later time; 2、to postpone; 3、to cause to be late.^推迟;延期;耽搁 Let us delay dinner until we finish this work.^让我们把晚饭延迟到把工作完成。 The meeting will be delayed until ten o'clock tomorrow morning.^会议将延期到明天上午10点整。 The snowstorm delayed my arrival.^暴风雪使我迟到。 【delegate】1、one sent to act for another; 2、one who represents another.^代理;代表 The President named the Vice President to be his chief delegate at the trade talks.^总统任命副总统为他的首席代表参加商贸谈判。/chief delegate:首席代表/ The elected state assembly in Virginia is called the House of Delegates.^维吉尼亚州选出的州议会叫做州参议院。/House of Delegates:〈美〉州参议院/ 【demand】1、to ask by ordering; 2、to ask with force.^命令;用武力命令 His wife demanded that he paint the windows.^他太太命令他漆窗户。 The law demands that we pay our taxes on time.^法律要求我们按时纳税。 【democracy】the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions.^民主 The United States has been a representative democracy for more than two hundred years.^美国作为一个代议民主制国家已经200多年了。 【demonstrate】1、to make a public show of opinions or feelings; 2、to explain by using examples.^示威;示范,说明 The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.^群众示威游行支持人权。 The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.^老师作了个实验说明这个观点。 【denounce】1、to accuse of being wrong or evil; 2、to criticize severely.^指控,谴责;严厉批评 The war crimes court denounced the general for murder and other evil acts.^战争罪行法庭指控那位将军犯有谋杀罪和其他邪恶的罪行。 The candidate denounced the newspaper report about his arrest.^候选人严厉批评有关他被逮捕的新闻报道。 【deny】1、to declare that something is not true; 2、to refuse a request.^否认;拒绝 The mayor denied the report that he had taken illegal payments.^市长否认他收取非法酬劳的报道。 The appeals court denied the woman's request for a new trial.^上诉法院拒绝了那位妇女的重申请求。 【depend】to need help and support.^依靠,取决于 I depend on my friends for emotional support.^我依靠朋友获得情感支持。 【deplore】1、to regret strongly; 2、to express sadness.^非常遗憾;悲痛 The United Nations deplored the latest violence in the Middle East.^联合国对中东地区最近的暴力深表遗憾。 The President deplored the deaths in the ship explosion.^总统对于轮船爆炸造成的人员死亡深表悲痛。 【deploy】to move forces or weapons into positions for action.^部署,配置 The general deployed his forces along the border.^将军把他的部队部署在边境线上。 【depression】1、severe unhappiness; 2、a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs.^沮丧,抑郁;萧条 The doctor gave her medicine for her depression.^医生给了她治她忧郁症的药。 The latest economic depression in the United States happened a long time ago.^美国最后那次经济大萧条发生在很久以前。 【describe】1、to give a word picture of something; 2、to give details of something.^描述;详细叙述 The young man described his home in the desert.^那个年轻人描述他在沙漠里的家。 The report described how the problem developed.^报告书详细叙述了问题是如何揭露出来的。 【desert】a dry area of land.^沙漠 Survival is difficult in the hot, dry desert.^在炎热干旱的沙漠里生存是很困难的。 【design】to plan or create plans for.^设计 An architect designed my new home.^一个建筑师设计了我的新房子。 【desire】1、to want very much; 2、to wish for.^渴望;希望 After traveling for two weeks, Jim very much desired a meal cooked at home.^经过两周旅行之后,吉姆非常想吃一顿在家里煮的饭菜。 If you could have anything you wanted, what would you desire?^如果你能要你想要的任何东西,你会想要什么? 【destroy】1、to break into pieces; 2、to end the existence of.^打碎;消灭,使不存在 The earthquake destroyed many houses.^地震毁掉了许多房子。 His actions destroyed any trust between them.^他的行为破坏了他们之间的一些信任。 【detail】1、a small part of something; 2、a small piece of information.^局部;细节,详情 Lisa decided every detail of her wedding.^莉萨决定她婚礼的每个细节。 I want to hear every detail of your story.^我想要听你的故事的详情。 【develop】1、to grow; 2、to create; 3、to experience progress.^成长,发育;开发;发展 He is developing into a fine young man.^他正成长为一个杰出的青年。 The professor developed a new way to teach English.^教授研究出一种新的英语教学方式。 The country needed many years to develop an industrial economy.^那个国家需要很多年发展工业经济。/industrial economy:工业经济/ 【device】a piece of equipment made for a special purpose.^装置,设备 The microwave cooker is a device I use every day.^微波炉是我每天都用的一个设备。 【dictator】a ruler with complete power.^独裁者 The people of Yugoslavia forced the dictator from power.^南斯拉夫的人民用武力把独裁者赶下了台。 【die】1、to become dead; 2、to stop living; 3、to end.^死;渐渐死去;结束 If you touch that wire you will die.^如果你接触那根电线你就会死。 The river died slowly as pollution increased.^当污染增加时,河流缓慢失去活力。 All hope died when the prison gate closed.^监狱大门一关上,一切希望都没了。 【diet】usual daily food and drink.^每天通常吃的食物 The doctor ordered a special diet to help him lose weight.^医生开了一张特别的食物单子帮他减肥。 【different】not the same.^不同的 His clothes are different from mine.^他的衣服跟我的不同。/be different from:与…不同/ 【difficult】1、not easy; 2、hard to do, make or carry out.^不容易;难做的,难执行的 Keith was a difficult child.^凯思是一个难相处的孩子。 Building a boat is a difficult job.^造船是一件苦差。 【dig】to make a hole in the ground.^挖,掘 Dig here and you will find water.^在这里挖下去就可以找到水。 【dinner】1、the main amount of food eaten at a usual time; 2、a special event that includes food.^正餐;宴会 The family had its dinner at noon.^那一家子在中午吃正餐。 The official dinner took place at the White House.^官方的宴会在白宫进行。/take place:发生,举行/ 【diplomat】a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government.^外交官 Most foreign diplomats live in the Washington area.^大多数(外国)外交官居住在华盛顿地区。 【direct】1、to lead; 2、to aim or show the way;3、straight to something; 4、not through some other person or thing.^领导;引导;直接的;笔直的 The mayor directs all city agencies.^市长领导市属的全部机构。 He directed me to the theater.^他把我引到剧场。 The most direct way to Annapolis is Highway 50.^去安纳波利斯的最直接的路是50号高速公路。 The path is direct.^这条道路是径直的。 【direction】1、the way (east, west, north, south); 2、where someone or something came from or went to.^方向;方面 North is the opposite direction from south.^北是南的相对方向。 The cold wind is coming from that direction.^冷风从那个方向吹来。 【dirt】earth or soil.^尘,土 Little children enjoy playing in the dirt.^小孩子喜爱在泥土里玩。 【disappear】1、to become unseen; 2、to no longer exist.^看不见;消失,消逝 His dog disappears when it is time for a bath.^到洗澡的时间了,他的狗却不见了。 Dinosaurs disappeared a long time ago.^恐龙很久以前就消失了。 【disarm】1、to take away weapons; 2、to no longer keep weapons; 3、to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device.^解除武装;放弃武装;拆除炸弹 The policeman disarmed the gunman.^警官解除了那个持枪歹徒的武装。 Some smaller countries have disarmed.^一些小国家已裁军。/有些小国家放弃了武装。 Explosives experts often can disarm bombs.^爆破专家通常能够拆除炸弹。 【discover】to find or learn something.^发现 Scientists have discovered cures for many kinds of cancer.^科学家找到了许多癌症的治疗方法。 【discuss】1、to talk about; 2、to exchange ideas.^讨论;交流思想 We can discuss anything you wish.^我们可以讨论你希望讨论的任何事情。 The two presidents discussed trade and other economic issues.^两位总统讨论了贸易和其他经济问题。 【disease】a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria.^疾病,弊病 Modern medicines have made some diseases disappear.^现代医学已经使一些疾病消失了。 【dismiss】1、to send away; 2、to refuse to consider.^免职;不理会,不考虑 The scientist was dismissed for copying secret information about nuclear weapons.^那个科学家因为复制了有关核武器的机密情报被免职了。/dismiss for:因…而解雇或开除(某人)/ The senators dismissed any idea of campaign finance reform.^参议员对于竞选资金筹措改革的任何建议都不考虑。 【dispute】1、to oppose strongly by argument; 2、an angry debate.^争论,辩论;争吵 The two nations disputed where the border between them should be.^两国就彼此间的边界线争吵。 The United Nations helped settle the border dispute.^联合国帮助解决边界争端。 【dissident】a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government.^持不同政见者 The three dissidents were sentenced to long prison terms.^三个持不同政见者被判长期监禁。/prison term:刑期/ 【distance】the amount of space between two places or objects.^距离 The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.^从我的房子到你的房子的距离是二千米。 【dive】to jump into water head first.^跳水,潜水 He dived into the river and swam to the screaming child.^他跳进河中,游向那个尖叫的孩子。 【divide】to separate into two or more parts.^划分,分开 She divided the food into four equal amounts.^她把食物分成四等份。 【do】1、to act; 2、to make an effort.^做,努力 I did the job exactly as ordered.^我已严格遵命行事。 He did the best that he could do.^他已尽力做得最好。 【doctor】a person trained in medicine to treat sick people.^医生 He was sick so he went to see the doctor.^他生病了,所以他去看医生。 【document】an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something.^官方文件 The lawyer offered many documents to support his case.^律师提供很多官方文件来支持他的案子。/to support:赞成,支持/ 【dog】a small animal that often lives with humans.^狗 Our dog loves to chase our cat.^我家的狗喜欢追逐我家的猫。 【dollar】United States money, one hundred cents.^美元 Could I borrow a dollar from you?^我能向你借一美元吗? 【door】an opening for entering or leaving a building or room.^门 He ran through the door just as she closed it.^她刚把门关上时,他越门跑了。 【down】1、from higher to lower; 2、in a low place.^向下;在下方 The climbers walked down the mountain.^登山者步行下山。 I was doing some exercises down on the floor when she walked in.^她进来时我正在地板上做锻炼。 【dream】1、to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; 2、a picture or story in the mind during sleep; 3、a happy idea about the future.^做梦;梦想;理想 He dreamed he was standing on a falling building.^他梦见自己站在遥摇欲坠的楼房上。 The man described his dream to the psychiatrist.^那男子向精神病医生描述自己的梦境。 The civil rights leader had a dream that someday whites and blacks could live together in peace.^那个民权领袖有个梦想,就是将来某一天白人与黑人可以和睦地生活在一起。 【drink】to take liquid into the body through the mouth.^喝,饮 I always drink water after running.^我在跑步之后总是喝水。 【drive】to control a moving vehicle.^开车 He is learning to drive a car.^他正在学开车。 【drop】1、to fall or let fall; 2、to go lower.^掉,跌落;下降 She dropped a book as she walked by him.^她走过他旁边时掉了一本书。 The value of the dollar dropped.^美元的价值下降了(贬值)。 【drown】to die under water.^淹死,沉浸于 Three hundred people drowned when the ferry boat sank.^渡船沉没时淹死了三百人。/ferry boat:渡船,渡轮/ 【drug】1、anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; 2、a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind.^药;毒品 The new drug seems to be an effective weapon against infections.^这种新药似乎是抗感染的有效武器。 Some doctors say the illegal drug marijuana can reduce bad effects of treatment with anti-cancer chemicals.^一些医生说非法药物大麻能够减少用抗癌化学药品治疗时的坏作用。 【dry】1、not wet; 2、without rain.^干燥的;干旱的 This raincoat will keep you dry.^这件雨衣可以让你不受雨淋。 The hot, dry weather is causing severe problems for farmers.^炎热干旱的天气给农夫们带来严重问题。 【during】1、through the whole time; 2、while (something is happening).^在...时候;当...时 She said she would be too busy during the day to see me.^她说她白天太忙没时间见我。 I slept during his long speech.^在他的长时间的讲话期间我睡着了。 【dust】pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air.^尘埃,尘土 After the explosion, the air in the building was filled with dust.^爆炸过后,楼房里的空气弥漫着灰尘。/be filled with:充满着/ 【duty】1、one's job or responsibility; 2、what one must do because it is right and just.^职责,工作;义务 The soldier was often on guard duty.^这个兵经常站岗值班。/on guard:站岗/ It is my duty to vote on election day.^选举日投票是我的义务。/on duty:值班,上班/ --- end