D Flashcards
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density (n.)
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- the degree of which an area is filled with people or things
- (物质的) 密度
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deliver
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- to take goods, letters, package etc to a particular place or person
- to make a speech etc to a lot of people
- to do or provide the things you are expected to, because you are responsible for them or they are part of your job
- 给…接生;分娩
- to give something such a blow, shock or warning to someone or something
- to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election
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depress
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- to make someone feel very unhappy
- to press something down, especially a part of a machine
- 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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- 订金,预付款
- an amount of money that is paid into a bank account
- 矿床
- an amount or layer of a substance that gradually develops in a particular place
- to put something down in a particular place
- 使沉积
- 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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- a machine or tool that does a special job
- a special way of doing something that makes it easier to do
- a plan or trick, especially for a dishonest purpose
- 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
- to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true
- to argue or disagree with someone
- 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
9
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district
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- an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features
- an area of a country, city etc that has official borders
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digest (v./n.)
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- to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use
- 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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- clearly different or belonging to a different type
- used to make it clear that you are not referring to a particular kind of thing, but to something else
- something that is distinct can clearly be seen, heard, smelled etc
- a distinct possibility, feeling, quality etc definitely exists and cannot be ignored
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drop (v./n.)
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- to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
- to reduce the level or amount of something
- to decide not to include someone or something
- to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something
- to stop talking about something
- to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place
- to take something to a place and leave it there
- to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
- if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
- to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship
- a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shape
- a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
- a small amount of something
- a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one
- a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point
- an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane