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density (n.)

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  1. the degree of which an area is filled with people or things
  2. (物质的) 密度
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deliver

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  1. to take goods, letters, package etc to a particular place or person
  2. to make a speech etc to a lot of people
  3. to do or provide the things you are expected to, because you are responsible for them or they are part of your job
  4. 给…接生;分娩
  5. to give something such a blow, shock or warning to someone or something
  6. to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election
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depress

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  1. to make someone feel very unhappy
  2. to press something down, especially a part of a machine
  3. to reduce the value of prices or wages
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diploma

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1.a document showing that someone has successfully completed a course of study or passed an examination

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deposit (n./v.)

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  1. 订金,预付款
  2. an amount of money that is paid into a bank account
  3. 矿床
  4. an amount or layer of a substance that gradually develops in a particular place
  5. to put something down in a particular place
  6. 使沉积
  7. to put money of something valuable in a bank or other place where it will be safe
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device

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  1. a machine or tool that does a special job
  2. a special way of doing something that makes it easier to do
  3. a plan or trick, especially for a dishonest purpose
  4. the special use of words in literature, or of words, lights etc in a play, to achieve an effect
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dispute (n./v.)

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1.a serious argument or disagreement

  1. to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true
  2. to argue or disagree with someone
  3. to try to get control of something or win something
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distraction

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1.something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing

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district

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  1. an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features
  2. an area of a country, city etc that has official borders
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digest (v./n.)

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  1. to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use
  2. to understand new information, especially when there is a lot of it or it is difficult to understand

1.a short piece of writing that gives the most important facts from a book, report etc

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distinct (a.)

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  1. clearly different or belonging to a different type
  2. used to make it clear that you are not referring to a particular kind of thing, but to something else
  3. something that is distinct can clearly be seen, heard, smelled etc
  4. a distinct possibility, feeling, quality etc definitely exists and cannot be ignored
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drop (v./n.)

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  1. to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
  2. to reduce the level or amount of something
  3. to decide not to include someone or something
  4. to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something
  5. to stop talking about something
  6. to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place
  7. to take something to a place and leave it there
  8. to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
  9. if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
  10. to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship
  11. a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shape
  12. a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
  13. a small amount of something
  14. a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one
  15. a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point
  16. an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane
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