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Daunt

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v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

使氣餒，使畏縮

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Daunting

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adj. discouraging or disheartening

令人怯步的；使人氣餒的

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Dauntless

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adj. fearless

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Dearth

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n. scarcity

缺乏，不足

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Debauchery

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n. corruption

道德敗壞

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Decorum

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n. proper behavior
端莊，彬彬有禮；合宜
adj - decorous

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Defame

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v. to malign(誹謗); harm someone’s reputation

誹謗；破壞……的名譽

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Default

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v. to fail to act

不履行，拖欠

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Defer to

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v. to submit to the wishes of another due to respect or recognition of the person’s authority or knowledge
聽從

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Deference

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n. respect; regard for another’s wish

尊敬；遵從

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Defunct

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adj. no longer existing

死的；非現存的；已廢止的

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Delineate

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v. to represent or depict

描述

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Demographic

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adj. related to population balance

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Demography

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n. the study of human population

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Demographer

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n. one who studies human population

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Demotic

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adj. pertaining to people

大眾的；通俗的

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Demur

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v. to express doubt

猶豫；反對

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Denigrate

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v. to slur(玷汙) someone’s reputation

貶低，詆毀

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Denizen

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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor

居住者；常去某處的人

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Denouement

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n. outcome; unraveling(解開) of the plot of a play or work of literature
（小說、戲劇等的）結局，收場

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Deride

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v. to mock

嘲笑；嘲弄

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Derivative

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n. something derived; unoriginal

派生物；衍生物

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Derive

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v. to obtain from another source

取得；衍生

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Desiccate

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v. to dry completely

乾燥；脫水

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Desuetude
n. state of disuse
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Desultory
adj. random; disconnected; rambling | 雜亂的；不連貫的；散漫的
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Deterrent
n. something that discourages or hinders | 制止物﹐威懾物
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Detraction
n. the act of taking away; derogatory(貶義的) comment on a person's character 誹謗；貶抑
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Diaphanous
adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial(虛幻的); vague | 透明的；（布料）極薄的；模糊的
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Diatribe
n. bitter verbal attack | 惡罵；抨擊
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Dichotomy
n. division into two usually contradictory parts | 一分為二；二分法
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Diffidence
n. shyness; lack of confidence | 羞怯；缺乏自信，懦怯
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Diffuse
v. to spread out 散布 adj. wordy; rambling; spread out 堆砌詞藻的，囉嗦的
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Digression
n. act of straying(偏離) from the main part | 離題；脫軌
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Dirge
n. funeral hymn(讚歌) | 送葬曲，輓歌
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Disabuse
v. to free from a misconception | 使省悟；糾正
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Discerning
adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment | 有識別力的；眼光敏銳的
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Discern
v. to perceive(領悟) something obscure | 領悟；辨明
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Discomfit
v. to make uneasy; disconcert(使困窘) | 使窘迫，使尷尬
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Discordant
adj. not in tune | 不一致的；不和睦的
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Discredit
v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted | 使丟臉；使不足信
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Discrepancy
n. difference between | 不一致之處
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Discrete
adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct | 分離的；互不相關的
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Discretion
n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection(謹慎); freedom to act on one's own 謹慎，考慮周到；斟酌（或行動）的自由
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Disingenuous
adj. not candid(公正的); crafty( 狡猾的) | 不誠實的；虛偽的
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Disinterested
adj. unprejudiced; objective | 無私的；公正的
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Disjointed
adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated(脫臼的) | 無條理的；脫臼的
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Dismiss
v. to put away from consideration; reject | 去除，不考慮；駁回
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Disparage
v. to belittle | 貶低；輕視
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Disparate
adj. dissimilar | 不同的；異類的
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Disparity
n. the condition of being unequal or unlike | 不平等；差異
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Dissemble
v. to pretend; disguise one's motives | 假裝；掩飾
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Disseminate
v. to spread; scatter; disperse | 散播；宣傳
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Dissident
n. person who disagrees about beliefs, etc. | 不贊成者
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Dissolution
n. disintegration(瓦解); debauchery | 正式解除；衰敗
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Dissonance
n. discord(不和); lack of harmony | 不和諧聲；不一致
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Distend
v. to expand; swell out | 膨脹；擴張
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Distill
v. extract the essential elements | 提煉
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Distrait
adj. inattentive; preoccupied | 心不在焉的；心神恍惚的
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Diverge
v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point 偏離；分叉 n - divergence
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Divest
v. to strip; deprive; rid | 剝除；剝奪；脫去
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Divulge
v. to make known something that is secret | 洩露；暴露
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Doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic(固執己見的); unyielding
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Document
v. to provide with written evidence to support | 用文件證明
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Doggerel
n. poor verse | 打油詩；拙劣的詩
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Dogmatic
adj. stating opinions without proof | 自以為是的；固執己見的；武斷的
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Dogma
n. a belief asserted on authority without evidence | 信條
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Dormant
adj. inactive | 暫停活動的；休眠的
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Dross
n. waste; worthless matter; trivial(瑣細的) matter | 渣滓；廢物
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Dupe
v. to deceive; trick | 欺詐，愚弄

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