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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

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n. state of disuse

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Desultory

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adj. random; disconnected; rambling

雜亂的;不連貫的;散漫的

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Deterrent

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n. something that discourages or hinders

制止物﹐威懾物

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Detraction

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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

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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

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n. bitter verbal attack

惡罵;抨擊

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Dichotomy

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n. division into two usually contradictory parts

一分為二;二分法

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Diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

羞怯;缺乏自信,懦怯

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Diffuse

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v. to spread out
散布
adj. wordy; rambling; spread out
堆砌詞藻的,囉嗦的

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Digression

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n. act of straying(偏離) from the main part

離題;脫軌

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Dirge

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n. funeral hymn(讚歌)

送葬曲,輓歌

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Disabuse

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v. to free from a misconception

使省悟;糾正

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Discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

有識別力的;眼光敏銳的

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Discern

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v. to perceive(領悟) something obscure

領悟;辨明

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Discomfit

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v. to make uneasy; disconcert(使困窘)

使窘迫,使尷尬

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Discordant

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adj. not in tune

不一致的;不和睦的

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Discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

使丟臉;使不足信

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Discrepancy

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n. difference between

不一致之處

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Discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

分離的;互不相關的

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Discretion

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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

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adj. not candid(公正的); crafty( 狡猾的)

不誠實的;虛偽的

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Disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced; objective

無私的;公正的

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Disjointed

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adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated(脫臼的)

無條理的;脫臼的

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Dismiss

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v. to put away from consideration; reject

去除,不考慮;駁回

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Disparage

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v. to belittle

貶低;輕視

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Disparate

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adj. dissimilar

不同的;異類的

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Disparity

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n. the condition of being unequal or unlike

不平等;差異

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Dissemble

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v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives

假裝;掩飾

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Disseminate

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v. to spread; scatter; disperse

散播;宣傳

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Dissident

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n. person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.

不贊成者

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Dissolution

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n. disintegration(瓦解); debauchery

正式解除;衰敗

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Dissonance

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n. discord(不和); lack of harmony

不和諧聲;不一致

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Distend

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v. to expand; swell out

膨脹;擴張

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Distill

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v. extract the essential elements

提煉

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Distrait

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adj. inattentive; preoccupied

心不在焉的;心神恍惚的

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Diverge

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v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
偏離;分叉
n - divergence

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Divest

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v. to strip; deprive; rid

剝除;剝奪;脫去

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Divulge

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v. to make known something that is secret

洩露;暴露

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Doctrinaire

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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

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v. to provide with written evidence to support

用文件證明

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Doggerel

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n. poor verse

打油詩;拙劣的詩

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Dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

自以為是的;固執己見的;武斷的

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Dogma

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n. a belief asserted on authority without evidence

信條

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Dormant

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adj. inactive

暫停活動的;休眠的

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Dross

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n. waste; worthless matter; trivial(瑣細的) matter

渣滓;廢物

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Dupe

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v. to deceive; trick

欺詐,愚弄