Lesson 14 Flashcards
cynosure (2)
cynosure
引人注目的人（或事物）
dabble (2)
淺嘗，嘗新鮮；涉獵
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
他在法學院上學時首次接觸政治。
dampen
使潮濕；把…弄潮；使受潮
Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun.
雨水打濕了帳篷，午後我們把它放到太陽底下曬。
dashing
氣盛的；氣派的；瀟灑的
a dashing young soldier
年輕氣盛的戰士
daunt
使嚇倒；使氣餒
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
她絲毫也沒有被問題的嚴重性嚇住。
dawn on sb (2)
使…明白，使…意識到
[ + that ] I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I’d left my wallet at home.
我買完東西要付錢時，才突然發現我把錢包留在家裡了。
deactivate
使無效，使失效
All chemical weapons facilities will be deactivated.
所有化學武器設施都將進行處理使其失效。
dearth
不足，缺乏，缺少
a dearth of new homes in the region
該地區新住宅的短缺
death throes
（臨死前的）痛苦掙扎；垂死掙扎
Mercutio, fatally stabbed, staggers round the stage in his death throes.
被刺成重傷的默丘裡奧在臺上痛苦地挪著步。
debacle
（尤指因計劃和組織不周而導致的）徹底失敗，一敗塗地，崩潰
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.
那間公司的破產被稱為美國歷史上最大的一場金融災難。
debatable
具爭議的，不確定的；成問題的
[ + question word ] It’s debatable whether a university degree helps at all.
大學學位是否有用是一個具爭議的話題。
debauch (2)
使變壞，使敗壞
Lenin said that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency.
列寧說，摧毀資本主義體系的最好辦法是擊垮其貨幣。
debauchery
道德敗壞；淫蕩；沉湎酒色（或毒品）
a life of debauchery
糜爛的生活
debilitate (2)
使虛弱；削弱，使衰弱
Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.
化療使他感到非常疲憊虛弱。
debonair
（尤指男人）有魅力的，明亮照人的，風度翩翩的
a debonair appearance/manner
明亮照人的形象／富有魅力的舉止
debunk (3)
駁斥；揭穿，揭露…的真相
The writer’s aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress.
作者的目的是為了揭穿圍繞這位女演員的種種傳聞。
deceased
死的，死亡的，去世的
the recently deceased Member of Parliament
最近去世的議員
deceit
欺騙；欺詐
The story is about theft, fraud, and deceit on an incredible scale.
小説描述了令人難以置信的盜竊、行騙和欺詐行為。
deceitful
騙人的，欺詐的；虛假的；誤導的
No one can trust a deceitful person. 沒有人會相信愛騙人的人。
deceptive (2)
有欺騙成分的，騙人的；造成假像的
It’s deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s very big.
這是一種錯覺——從外面看這棟建築物很小，但內部空間卻相當大。
deciduous (2)
deciduous
（樹木）落葉的
decimal
十進位的
If you calculate the result to two decimal places (= give two numbers after the decimal point, as in 3.65), that should minimize any possible errors.
如果將計算結果保留兩位小數，就會最大限度地減小可能的誤差。
decimate (2)
毀滅，大量殺戮；大幅削減
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.
瀕臨動物的數量已經大幅減少。
decipher (3)
辨認；破解，破譯
Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?
你能辨認出信封上的字嗎？
decomposition
decomposition
分解；腐爛
decorous
舉止文明的，彬彬有禮的；端莊的
His manner, as ever, was decorous.
他和往常一樣彬彬有禮。
decorum (2)
穩重，端莊
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.
人們認為我們年輕女子的行為舉止應該沉穩端莊。
decrement
消耗，遞減，減縮
Babies born to women living within a two-mile radius of ground zero showed significant decrements in birth weight and length.
生活在世貿中心遺址兩英里半徑範圍內的婦女所生的嬰兒在出生體重和長度方面顯著下降。
decrepit
破舊的，年久失修的；破爛不堪的；老朽的
Most of the buildings were old and decrepit.
這些建築物大多數又老又破。
decry (2)
斥責，譴責，抨擊
Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.
律師們對幾名記者遭到監禁表示譴責。
deducible
推斷，推論
We cannot deduce very much from these figures.
我們無法從這些數字中推斷出太多東西。
deduction
（根據已知的事實所作出的）推斷，推論；推論所促成的決定
Through a process of deduction, the detectives discovered the identity of the killer.
經過一番仔細推斷，警探們搞清了殺手的身份。
defect
（尤指為加入敵對國家、政黨等）脫離，退出，叛逃
When the national hockey team visited the US, half the players defected.
國家曲棍球隊訪問美國時，有一半隊員都叛逃了。
defection
脫離，退出，叛逃（國家或政黨等）
Over the years there were hundreds of defections to the West/defections from the East.
這些年來發生了數百宗向西方／從東方叛逃的事件。
deferential (2)
尊重的，尊敬的，恭敬的
She is always extremely deferential towards anyone in authority.
她對權威人士總是畢恭畢敬。
deficiency
不足，缺乏，缺少
Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.
孕婦常常缺鐵。
defy
對抗；違抗；反抗
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.
很少看見孩子公然跟老師作對。
deflate
（使）變癟；給…放氣
to deflate a balloon/tyre
給氣球／輪胎放氣
deflect (3)
（使）轉向，（使）偏斜
The ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal.
球打在我的肩膀上反彈進了球門。
defray
（尤指由某組織）支付，承擔（費用）
The company will defray all your expenses, including car rental.
公司將承擔你的全部費用，包括租車費。
defunct
不復存在的；死亡的；失靈的
members of a now defunct communist organization
目前已解散的共產主義組織的成員
defy
對抗；違抗；反抗
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.
很少看見孩子公然跟老師作對。
degradation
玷污；損害，危害
environmental degradation
環境惡化
degrade (2)
貶低；降低…的身份；侮辱…的人格
Pornography degrades women.
色情作品是對女性的侮辱。
dehydrated
dehydrated
脫水的，極度乾渴的
deign to do sth
屈尊做…，放下架子做…
If she deigns to reply to my letter, I’ll be extremely surprised.
如果她能放下架子回信給我，那我肯定會感到非常詫異。
delegate
（尤指會議的）代表
Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
代表們對這項動議投了贊成票。
delegation
代表團
The delegation from Spain has/have arrived for a month.
西班牙代表團已經抵達一個月了。
deleterious
有害的，造成危害的
These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
已證實這些藥物對神經系統有危害作用。
deliberate
1.深思熟慮的，慎重的，謹慎的 His manner was quiet, his speech deliberate. 他舉止文靜，說話審慎。 2.故意的，蓄意的[Z] It was a deliberate lie. 那是故意撒謊。 3.不慌不忙的，從容的 He is deliberate in his speech. 他說話從容不迫。
