考博单词强记4 Flashcards
destitute
destitute [‘destitju:t] adj.穷困的, 赤贫的, 缺乏的 例句: Here is an asylum for the care of mentally ill or destitute people. 这儿是一家照顾精神病患者和赤贫人员的收容所。 Lacking funds, resources, or prospects; destitute. 穷困潦倒的缺乏基金、资源或前途渺茫的; 缺乏的
detach
detach [diˈtætʃ] vt.(from)拆卸,使分开,使分离
detain
detain [di’tein] vt.扣留, 拘押, 耽搁, 延误 例句: The act of detaining. 扣押,拘留拘留的行为
deteriorate
deteriorate [di’tiəriəreit] v.恶化, 变质, 衰退 例句: Food is apt to deteriorate in summer. 食物在夏天容易变质。 Relation between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent week. 最近几周那两个国家间的关系严重恶化了
determine
determine [di’tə:min] v.决定, 决心, 确定, 测定 例句: The exam results could determine your career. 考试成绩可能会决定你的前途。 That determined her against leaving home. 那件事使她决定不离开家了。
detest
detest [di’test] v.厌恶, 痛恨 例句: I detest you! 我恨你! I detest violence with my whole being. 我毕生谴责暴力行为。
devastate
devastate [‘devəsteit] vt.毁坏, 使荒芜, 使震惊 例句: She was devastated by his death. 她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。 I was devastated by the news of the wreck. 我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。
deviate
deviate [‘di:vieit] v.偏离, 脱离 n.叛离者,偏差,不正常的人或物 adj.离经叛道的 例句: If the multitude ever deviate into the right, it is always for the wrong reason. 纵使大众也曾偏向正途也罢,那总是出于错误的原因。 Tending to deviate, as from a normal or recognized type; aberrant. 变异的倾向于偏离,如从一个正常的或被承认了的类型; 畸变的
dictate
dictate [‘dikteit,dik’teit] vi.听写 vt.口授, 规定 n.命令, 指挥, 指令 例句: Her skills were in such demand that she could dictate her own salary. 她因其技术奇货可居,故可以主宰自己的薪金待遇。 The teacher dictated a passage to the class. 老师给全班同学听写一段文章。 I will not be dictated to. 我不愿受人摆布。
digest
digest [dai’dʒest] n.摘要 vt.消化, 理解 vi.消化 例句: This rich food doesn’t digest easily. 这种油腻的食物不易消化。 It took me some time to digest what I had heard. 我花了一些时间才把听到的东西弄明白。
digression
digression [dai’greʃən] n.离题, 脱轨 例句: A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression. 插话,插曲,穿插与讨论的主题无关的看法; 离题话,
dilapidated
dilapidated [di’læpideitid] adj.破旧的, 荒废的, 快要倒塌的 动词dilapidate的过去式和过去分词 例句: The house is very dilapidated but it has possibilities. 这房子已破旧不堪,但还有可利用的价值。
dilate
dilate [dai’leit] v.使扩大, 扩大, 膨胀, 详述 例句: If there are time, I can dilate on the subject. 要是有时间,我可以详细谈谈这个问题的。 The horse dilated its nostrils. 那匹马张大它的鼻孔。
dilemma
dilemma [diˈlemə] n.(进退两难的)窘境,困境
diligent
diligent [ˈdilidʒənt] a.勤勉的,勤奋的
dilute
dilute [daiˈlu:t] vt.稀释,冲淡 a.稀释的,冲淡的
dim
dim [dim] a.昏暗的;朦胧的; v.(使)暗淡,(使)模糊
discern
discern [diˈsə:n] vt.看出,察觉出;识别,认出
discount
discount [ˈdiskaunt] n.折扣 vt.把…打折扣;不信,漠视,低估
discreet
discreet [disˈkri:t] a.谨慎的,慎重的,审慎的
discrepancy
discrepancy [disˈkrepənsi] n.不符合(之处),不一致(之处)
discrete
discrete [di’skri:t] adj.不连续的, 分离的 例句: Pertaining to a device that operates in a proportional or continuous manner, such as an analog amplifier. Not discrete or digital, but analog. 用于修饰或说明一种设备(工作特性)的术语,这种设备以成比例或连续方式进行工作,例如用于说明模拟放大器的工作特性不是离散的或数字的,而是模拟的。 A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation. 细部某项作品(例如绘画、建筑、装饰)的一部分,尤指这些部分被分开来独立考虑的部分
disdain
disdain [dis’dein] n. 轻蔑 v. 蔑视 例句: Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious. 傲慢的摆出轻蔑或自满的样子的; 高傲且盛气凌人的 I have nothing but disdain for such a person. 对这样一个人,我只有鄙视。
disentangle
disentangle [ˌdisin’tæŋgl] v.解开, 松开, 摆脱, 解决(纠纷等) 例句: The influences at work in this case (ie factors causing it to develop in a particular way) are hard to disentangle. 在此事中起作用的种种因素很难缕析得清楚。 He tried to disentangle himself (from the bushes into which he had fallen). 他竭力(从他跌入的灌木丛中)挣脱出来