3000 ch12 Flashcards
desecrate
亵渎,玷污
defile, profane, violate
desiccate
使(食物)脱水以保存,使干燥
damp, dampen,
缺乏活力
dampen, deaden, devitalize, enervate
designate
任命的,指定的
despise
abhor, abominate, detest, execrate, loathe
despotic
专制的,暴虐的:
authoritative, dictatorial, imperious, overbearing, peremptory
desultory
无计划、无目的的
digressive, excursive, meandering, rambling
detain
拘留:
deter
吓住,威慑
deterrent adj/ n. 威慑力量,威慑的
deterioration
恶化;堕落:
decadence, degeneration, deterioration, devolution
detour
改变方向或者路线
deviate, diverge, sheer, swerve,
detract
贬低
belittle, depreciate, derogate, disparage
使分心
detritus
废品,碎屑,遗骸
debris, residue, wreck
devoted
投入的,忠诚的
devout
对于宗教)虔诚的:
diatribe
tirade, harangue, jeremiad,
didactic
喜欢说教的
diehard
顽固的,保守的/ n. 顽固的人,保守的人
conservative, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary
diffuse
罗嗦的:
不集中的,扩散的
circuitous, circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose, windy
dilapidate
使荒废
ruin, wreck
dilate
使膨胀,扩大
expand, amplify, enlarge
dilatory
拖延的,磨蹭的
dilettante
dabbler, amateur, nonexpert, nonprofessional
diligent
勤勉的,辛勤的
dilute
削弱:
to diminish the strength, flavor
din
喧闹声,嘈杂
bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, discordance
dingy
昏暗的,肮脏的
darkened, dirty, bedraggled, bemired
diocesan
主教管辖区的
diplomatic
机智的: